C220: 5" aluminium rod - what is it ?

[billyfern]

Hi guys,

whilst rummaging around my spare wheel today,
i found along with the towing eye,
a solid aluminium rod about 5" long and 3/8 inch diameter and threaded at one end,
At first sight it looks like a Tyre Pressure Gauge, but isn't.

What is it ?

 

[television]

Take out the cover panel in the bumper and it screws into the front chassis member

 

[Cole@MBS]

When you change a flat tyre, you screw that into one off the bolt holes in the hub and it aligns the spare for refitting!

 

[roofless]

as per sam is it 50 in the link http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...GM=717.466&CT=F&cat=44V&SID=58&SGR=015&SGN=01

 

[billyfern]

as per sam is it 50 in the link http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...GM=717.466&CT=F&cat=44V&SID=58&SGR=015&SGN=01

It certainly looks like it, as much as a line drawing can.:lol:

Where are these "Karanor" (sic) line drawings from ?

 

[Bolide]

When changing wheels you screw it into one bolt hole. You can then locate the wheel on it and fit the first bolt easily

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[television]

Well its still the towing eye on my car

 

[roofless]

It certainly looks like it, as much as a line drawing can.:lol:

Where are these "Karanor" (sic) line drawings from ?

from here http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb0.asp?TP=1 a russian mb site

 

[television]

The big one is the towing eye and the little one for the wheels

 

[roofless]

The big one is the towing eye and the little one for the wheels

good point goldfinger

 

[television]

good point goldfinger

I miss read the original question, he asked about the 5" rod, the OP new what the towing eye was, think I will go to bed:Oops:

 

[billyfern]

I miss read the original question, he asked about the 5" rod, the OP new what the towing eye was, think I will go to bed:Oops:

Thanks Everybody. Mines not gold, by the way, prob'ly 'cos i'm a cockney:lol:

Problem Solved.

 

[television]

Thanks Everybody. Mines not gold, by the way, prob'ly 'cos i'm a cockney:lol:

Problem Solved.

Mine are silver, its just my camera, makes it look as if I have pots on money spare