Found this under my truck.

[Mattguy]

I can't find where this goes. I found it under my laying under front of my truck. Any suggestions? Power steering or trans, as it has pink fluid. Nothing leaking that I see.

 

[TOBASH]

I think I’m gonna start leaving random crap around my buddies trucks just to screw with them.

Nothing on my truck looks that clean. Nothing is made from stainless.

Could be a part from A/C if you have one. Or maybe CTIS. Or off chance it is a fill cap from hub???

 

[Mattguy]

I think I’m gonna start leaving random crap around my buddies trucks just to screw with them.

Nothing on my truck looks that clean. Nothing is made from stainless.

Could be a part from A/C if you have one. Or maybe CTIS. Or off chance it is a fill cap from hub???

No AC. No CTIS. Its a fine threaded cap for something. I'm going to have to get under the truck tomorrow and probe around. I've been working on converting to a 4 man and just happened to look under the front of the truck as I was picking up tools.

 

[TOBASH]

Maybe CTIS fill plug?

 

[Mattguy]

Just checked both fronts, they are there.

 

[McP47]

Looks like a transfer case fill or drain plug to me. Would make sense with the pink tranny fluid present…but damn that is shiny

 

[TOBASH]

How about your wife’s car or the family car? Why are you assuming this stainless steel part is from your rig.

 

[Mattguy]

How about your wife’s car or the family car? Why are you assuming this stainless steel part is from your rig.

I haven't moved this out of garage other than test drives. My 1991 Z28 sits next to it. That hasn't moved since Oct.

I went through all the tms looking at every schematic.

 

[nikojo]

I think I’m gonna start leaving random crap around my buddies trucks just to screw with them.

Nothing on my truck looks that clean. Nothing is made from stainless.

Could be a part from A/C if you have one. Or maybe CTIS. Or off chance it is a fill cap from hub???

Reminds me of the scene in Ford V Ferrari where Shelby throws a handful of bolts into the Ferrari pit after their stop………

 

[Mogman]

I agree with McP47 it looks like a transfer case fill/drain plug, maybe they drained the fluids so check everything very closely!

 

[Mullaney]

I can't find where this goes. I found it under my laying under front of my truck. Any suggestions? Power steering or trans, as it has pink fluid. Nothing leaking that I see. View attachment 860119View attachment 860120View attachment 860121

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It is interesting that there is a nylon washer on that bright shiny plug.
Most of the military vehicle plugs that I have seen use copper washers.

 

[Mogman]

Both my M998s used nylon washers on the transfer cases and hubs

 

[Mattguy]

I agree with McP47 it looks like a transfer case fill/drain plug, maybe they drained the fluids so check everything very closely!

Checked on back of transfer case and both plugs are installed. Are those the only two?

 

[Mogman]

Only ones I know of that look like that are the two in the transfer case and in the hubs, but the hub plugs would be painted.
I have never seen a cooled differential cover but they may look like that

 

[Action]

Only ones I know of that look like that are the two in the transfer case and in the hubs, but the hub plugs would be painted.
I have never seen a cooled differential cover but they may look like that

They use a big allen wrench.

 

[Mogman]

They use a big allen wrench.

OK so just like the original cover? makes sense.

 

[TOBASH]

More and more, I’m beginning to think this piece is not from your truck and something else was in your parking spot, maybe several months ago. Maybe another car, maybe a snowblower, may be an air conditioning repairman. That stainless steel piece did not come from your vehicle. My humble opinion

 

[Mattguy]

More and more, I’m beginning to think this piece is not from your truck and something else was in your parking spot, maybe several months ago. Maybe another car, maybe a snowblower, may be an air conditioning repairman. That stainless steel piece did not come from your vehicle. My humble opinion

I don't think so either. I've ran it a few times up and down the street, no leaks. Trans full, oil fuel and power steering full.

I went over every inch and didn't find anything missing.

I did get to finish my 4 door conversion! So now I wait on sf97.

 

[TOBASH]

One more possibility. If your truck was a two-door it might’ve been used as a missile launcher Or some other sort of application with stainless steel pieces on certain parts. Maybe the stainless steel parts on that that wound up on top of the engine during demilitarization. Running the engine would have vibrated the engine and perhaps caused that cap to fall off.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

That’s a Tcase fluid plug…