[6pack] Mystery part

[n197tr4 at cs.com]

sounds familiar....front suspension shims....TR4A/TR250/TR6   ???





-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Porter <mdporter at dfn.com>
To: ed <bratt at sasktel.net>
Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, Jul 31, 2010 9:50 pm
Subject: Re: [6pack] Mystery part


ed wrote:
> Bob:
>
> That is a retaining clip. It is used to hold something round in > place,
which is inserted through a hole, and the clip fits in a pair > of grooves to
hold it against the sheet metal. I might make a wild > guess at it being a
trunk lock retainer clip.
>

Ed, how well would it work as a spring clip if it were 1/8" thick, as Bob
says? Most spring retainer clips of the type you describe that I've seen are
nominally around 1/32" thick, and typically have the ears bent at the bottom
to hold the clip in place.

Looks a lot more like some sort of suspension alignment shim, given the shape
and the thickness. Doesn't mean that it couldn't be some sort of spacer to
enable the use of a lock different from the original production design because
of purchasing problems during production, but, a retaining clip it's not,
simply because, at that thickness, the amount of force required to get it to
deform during installation would make it virtually useless.

Cheers.

--
Michael Porter
Roswell, NM

Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking
distance....
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