What's this?

[luvvaminor]

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Can anyone please enlighten me as to what this bush is in my rear wheel-arch? It appears to have been used in the past.

[katy]

What side is it on?
Possible tail pipe hanger?

[Biggles1957]

Is it at the rear of the wheel arch? If so then is it the remnants of the 'tie down' brackets that should be there but are often long gone?

[chrisryder]

I wonder if it's an attempted repair of the rear damper link pin.

[luvvaminor]

Thanks for replies. It is close to but behind the driver's side damper link which is on the other side of the member. Katy, I can't see if there is one the other side and can't get there at the moment as the car is against the garage wall. Biggles, what were the tie-downs for?

[Biggles1957]

Well my 69 Traveller still has them and I was told they were used to anchor the cars when transporting them - they're a flat steel bit that stocks down below the inner arch with a hole in, but anchored at the top end. I wondered at first glance if your picture is what it looks like behind them so to speak - but after a longer look am not so sure now....be interesting to find out what they are!

[luvvaminor]

Ok, thanks. I should have mentioned that the spring and damper and its link are absent at present, which makes it more difficult for other people to visualise where this thing is.

[bmcecosse]

Looks like a patch - on top of another patch....and the washer (probably to hide another hole...) was being held in place by a bolt from other side - with a nut on the washer - which was all then plastered in underseal. And then the bolt/nut have been removed.......

[luvvaminor]

Actually that is quite likely in view of some of the bodges I have discovered while repairing the sills. I have to do some work in this area. My welding is not beautiful but I'm trying to be concientious...

You were right - there was nothing in there except a huge washer, rust and bad welds. I've cut all that away and am fitting a new rear spring support from ESM.