Mystery Part - SOLVED

[Fless]

I pulled my BCM today to check the connectors, and as I pulled it out of the holder this metal u-shaped piece dropped down. It's less than an inch long.

I could not find any place that it would go, so does anyone know what it might be? I'm thinking it was dropped when someone worked on the cluster, or something else above the BCM.

TIA

 

[JonnyTahoe]

R U talking about the body control module ?

 

[Fless]

That would be it.

 

[JonnyTahoe]

Why the connector check? Never removed mine.

 

[Fless]

Why the connector check? Never removed mine.

Just thoroughly checking off things due to an intermittent parasitic draw. Wanted to make sure all the pins and wires were good.

 

[JonnyTahoe]

Just thoroughly checking off things due to an intermittent parasitic draw. Wanted to make sure all the pins and wires were good.

Did that metal shield above it have a bunch of rust on it.

 

[Fless]

No, it was clean. Not much rust in/on this old girl, she's been in Wyoming and Colorado.

 

[Fless]

Found it -- shifter cable retaining clip on a bracket near the firewall. In the video at 3:00 and 6:00. Talked to a guy my son works with and he said they usually don't put them back in since they're a backup retainer. I still have to check mine to see, but it's too cold out there to do anything right now.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Thank you for posting the answer to your mystery part. Our collective knowledge base has been increased.

 

[Rocket Man]

Found it -- shifter cable retaining clip on a bracket near the firewall. In the video at 3:00 and 6:00. Talked to a guy my son works with and he said they usually don't put them back in since they're a backup retainer. I still have to check mine to see, but it's too cold out there to do anything right now.

I don’t think they’re a back-up. I know I wouldn’t leave the one at the other end of the cable out, near the trans. so I don’t think it’s a good idea to leave this one out. They lock the snap on connector so it can’t be popped off. I remember now after seeing that video. Sounds like somebody is just lazy.

 

[Fless]

I don’t think they’re a back-up. I know I wouldn’t leave the one at the other end of the cable out, near the trans. so I don’t think it’s a good idea to leave this one out. They lock the snap on connector so it can’t be popped off. I remember now after seeing that video. Sounds like somebody is just lazy.

Yeah, I put mine back on, but it had been floating around out of place for a while, I think. Better to have it in place.