Found on Floor Mat

**swexlin** · 05-02-2015

When I got in the car this morning, this was sitting on my floor mat, under my pedals. It's about 3/4" long. I tried to get my fat head in there, but couldn't see squat. Some sort of dowel pin? From where?

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**Dman** · 05-02-2015

I don't know but, lol.

Sorry.

**Fatboy 18** · 05-02-2015

Looks like it adds weight, If you can't find where its from .....Bin it :

**swexlin** · 05-02-2015

It's teeny, I thought it was a nail at first.

**daveg** · 05-02-2015

Sure you didn't carry it in from the bottom of your shoe?

**Aspirations57** · 05-02-2015

Does it have any provision to put a c-clip on it? I would not throw it away.

**BlknBlu** · 05-02-2015

looks like a steering column pin that connects to the output shaft to the steering pump.

ok I lied

Bruce

**Fatboy 18** · 05-02-2015

Seriously, Don't Bin it, My comment was meant as a Joke!

It might be some kind of locking pin?

**swexlin** · 05-02-2015

Originally Posted by Aspirations57

Does it have any provision to put a c-clip on it? I would not throw it away.

Nope, perfectly smooth, about a millimeter in diameter. No lube, nothing. And I never throw anything away!

**swexlin** · 05-02-2015

Originally Posted by daveg

Sure you didn't carry it in from the bottom of your shoe?

Maybe, but I don't think so. My friend who's an engineer thinks it could be left over from the install of something in the dash, and now 8000 miles later, jarred loose. Who knows?

**ViperSmith** · 05-02-2015

after the pedal fell of the one test car, i'd make sure it didn't fall off that

**swexlin** · 05-02-2015

Originally Posted by ViperSmith

after the pedal fell of the one test car, i'd make sure it didn't fall off that

Everything intact so far.... I put about 143 miles on the car today, and everything is working normally. As I mentioned, I tried sticking my head in there, but it's too big (or so everybody tells me!!). Can't see a thing, or where it might have come from.