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mgphoto
post Sep 17 2010, 09:56 AM
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Ok, about 2 months ago or so I am closing the gate to my driveway and I see a metal part laying on the pavement, see photo below.


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I've see this before, little bar, slight bend, two spot welds, from my Harley? My wife's Toyota pick up? The lawnmower?

This is the start of an exciting ride, for a mundane little item!

Sorry for the crummy photo, iPhone camera, I will try to take a photo of the other side in better light.

Sorry no prizes, just the a little lesson for those of us who think we know everything!

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post Sep 17 2010, 09:59 AM
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My guess is the little tabs under the 914 to hold up the fuel lines.
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post Sep 17 2010, 10:30 AM
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My guess is the little tabs under the 914 to hold up the fuel lines.



no, slighty thicker metal.
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post Sep 17 2010, 10:45 AM
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Broken off part of one of the brake pad retainers/return springs...
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post Sep 17 2010, 12:27 PM
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Broken off part of one of the brake pad retainers/return springs...



That was my first thought
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post Sep 17 2010, 12:51 PM
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Broken off part of one of the brake pad retainers/return springs...



That was my first thought


no, but Keep trying!
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post Sep 17 2010, 02:13 PM
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OK, so here is the back side of the part with a little better light but the same crummy iPhone camera.


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Anybody?
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post Sep 17 2010, 02:16 PM
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Brake or fuel line hold down?
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post Sep 17 2010, 03:28 PM
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Brake or fuel line hold down?


Nope! Keep trying.
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post Sep 17 2010, 04:31 PM
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Is this part off of a 914?
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post Sep 17 2010, 04:41 PM
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part of the little lever/latch thing in the rear truck for a mobile jack stand? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Sep 17 2010, 04:42 PM
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Is this part off of a 914?


Yes it is from a 914, I was not sure back then, I pick it up and held onto it, set in on my work bench, I knew I had seen it before small piece of metal with 2 spot welds and a slight bend at one end, but where?

I will try to take a side view of it, sorry same crummy iPhone camera.
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post Sep 17 2010, 04:43 PM
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part of the little lever/latch thing in the rear truck for a mobile jack stand? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)



Sorry Trent1542 no. Keep trying!
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post Sep 17 2010, 04:55 PM
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Of course it is, can't you see the areas of rust on it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 17 2010, 04:59 PM
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This is sorta like asking me to identify something by feel. The only thing that I know by feel is my anatomy or a womans. The shitty picture appears to show a item that was removed with a spotweld cutter though. It was probably removed from part of the sheet metal that usually rusts out that is being replaced and it was dropped and lost and forgotten until now. Good luck
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post Sep 17 2010, 05:05 PM
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This is sorta like asking me to identify something by feel. The only thing that I know by feel is my anatomy or a womans. The shitty picture appears to show a item that was removed with a spotweld cutter though. Good luck



The part was not removed but the spot welds seem to have sheered off very cleanly, sorry the camera does not have macro capabilities as you can see it is only about an inch long.
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post Sep 17 2010, 05:06 PM
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Of course it is, can't you see the areas of rust on it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



very good!
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post Sep 17 2010, 05:11 PM
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QUOTE(charliew @ Sep 17 2010, 03:59 PM) *

This is sorta like asking me to identify something by feel. The only thing that I know by feel is my anatomy or a womans. The shitty picture appears to show a item that was removed with a spotweld cutter though. Good luck



The part was not removed but the spot welds seem to have sheered off very cleanly, sorry the camera does not have macro capabilities as you can see it is only about an inch long.



Tough to get a life lesson from a small missing piece of sheet metal, the consequences of this part missing were disastrous!
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post Sep 17 2010, 05:31 PM
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QUOTE(mgphoto @ Sep 17 2010, 04:11 PM) *

Tough to get a life lesson from a small missing piece of sheet metal, the consequences of this part missing were disastrous!

part of the engine-lid latch mechanism?
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post Sep 17 2010, 05:32 PM
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QUOTE(trent1542 @ Sep 17 2010, 04:31 PM) *

QUOTE(mgphoto @ Sep 17 2010, 04:11 PM) *

Tough to get a life lesson from a small missing piece of sheet metal, the consequences of this part missing were disastrous!

part of the engine-lid latch mechanism?

or part of the gas tank strap?
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