Found this in the engine bilge of my 1983 Hunter 34. No idea where it came from. Can anyone help?
Anyone know what this is?
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jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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It looks a lot like a spring retainer cap. Bit rusted and a heavier weight than the ones I have used.
axle cap like off the a cooler
hard to tell without a size reference
hard to tell without a size reference
The rollers on my trailer have caps like that holding the axles on. They just tap on over the end with a hammer, to hold the shaft in place. My wheel barrels use the same system.
-Will
I have a cup on a shelf in my boat full of stuff like that that I find lurking about with no obvious place to belong. Every once in a great while I find a widget missing from something and I might find it in that cup.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
- 24,753
Yes Will.
My grandkids electric car uses the same part to hold the wheels on the shaft.
“spring retainer cap”.
They come in a lot of different shapes and sizes. They pop on over a screw or shaft. Use spring of the metal cap to hold in place. When they fail, as @Crazy Dave Condon says, they are crap. A one and done solution when die cutting threads takes more time than you want to spend.
My grandkids electric car uses the same part to hold the wheels on the shaft.
“spring retainer cap”.
They come in a lot of different shapes and sizes. They pop on over a screw or shaft. Use spring of the metal cap to hold in place. When they fail, as @Crazy Dave Condon says, they are crap. A one and done solution when die cutting threads takes more time than you want to spend.
@jssailem
i was trying to be polite by saying scrap but was thinking bunch of crap
i was trying to be polite by saying scrap but was thinking bunch of crap
