Hi everyone!
It is a while since I have been on here but something has stumped me. Can anyone identify where this stud came from? It fell of my 2017 Panda Cross and despite having a good look and prod about underneath and around the front suspension I cannot work out where it fell from.
The stud is M10, length 60mm with a 8mm deep nut and a 6mm locknut. There is a flat area at one end that a 9mm open-ended spanner fits perfectly. It is not oily or rusty and there is no sign of threadlock or copper grease.
The car had a metallic clunking sound for about 100 miles prior to this when we went over ruts or bumps in the road, then there was a "ping" sound and the clunking stopped immediately. We were only doing 30mph at the time, so doubled back and picked the stud up. It was the only car part we could find on the road.
Whatever it is had been knocking against something in the right front quarter of the car (Driver's side - seemed to come from the footwell/wheel area), and after it dropped off the clunking stopped. The car drives no differently now as it did before.
I have checked the exhaust, front suspension, rear propshaft bearing support and pretty well everywhere I can get to using a jack and axle stands. nothing seem to be loose or misbehaving.
Given that it is M10 with a nut and locknut, I can only surmise that it screwed into a casting or the chassis and then something attached to it that Fiat didn't want to fall off (perhaps they should have used threadlock!).
Can anyone shed light on this mysterious part?
Thanks! Lee
It is a while since I have been on here but something has stumped me. Can anyone identify where this stud came from? It fell of my 2017 Panda Cross and despite having a good look and prod about underneath and around the front suspension I cannot work out where it fell from.
The stud is M10, length 60mm with a 8mm deep nut and a 6mm locknut. There is a flat area at one end that a 9mm open-ended spanner fits perfectly. It is not oily or rusty and there is no sign of threadlock or copper grease.
The car had a metallic clunking sound for about 100 miles prior to this when we went over ruts or bumps in the road, then there was a "ping" sound and the clunking stopped immediately. We were only doing 30mph at the time, so doubled back and picked the stud up. It was the only car part we could find on the road.
Whatever it is had been knocking against something in the right front quarter of the car (Driver's side - seemed to come from the footwell/wheel area), and after it dropped off the clunking stopped. The car drives no differently now as it did before.
I have checked the exhaust, front suspension, rear propshaft bearing support and pretty well everywhere I can get to using a jack and axle stands. nothing seem to be loose or misbehaving.
Given that it is M10 with a nut and locknut, I can only surmise that it screwed into a casting or the chassis and then something attached to it that Fiat didn't want to fall off (perhaps they should have used threadlock!).
Can anyone shed light on this mysterious part?
Thanks! Lee