Mystery bolts

[79TA7.6]

I pulled my skid plate off yesterday to do some work and I found two extra bolts laying on top of it. They have a 13mm head and look to be about 35mm long, though I did not measure them.

Now a few months ago I replaced the timing belt and the clutch. I looked around the trans and did not see anything missing.

Any ideas as to where they might go?

 

[compu_85]

Pictures would help.

-J

 

[79TA7.6]

I can take pics if necessary, but there looks to be nothing special with these bolts, other than they are covered in a lot of grease/oil. I am working on modifying my glow plug harness at the moment.

 

[79TA7.6]

Here are the bolts. Sorry it took so long to get back to this thread, but I had other obligations.

 

[Dimitri16V]

cover plate on differential ?

if they were still around , they were meant for you to re-install them

 

[gforce1108]

the cover plate on the differential is secured with M6 bolts (10mm head). They looked like the two bolts securing the heat shield for the passenger CV axle, but I believe they are M10 (16mm head?). I don't remember seeing a matched pair of M8 (13mm head) bolts like that.

 

[tongsli]

Fuel filter bracket? Airbox bolt?

 

[Jettascuba]

Fuel filter bracket? Airbox bolt?

Both 10mm heads, yes, heat shield is 16mm

 

[Jettascuba]

Vacuum pump has 3 13mm bolts, but 2 of them has an extra stud on head for a 10mm nut.

 

[79TA7.6]

Keep the possible locations coming. After work I will try to look in all of the places mentioned, so long as I do not have to climb under or remove the skid plate. Can't do that in the parking lot.

 

[tongsli]

Keep the possible locations coming. After work I will try to look in all of the places mentioned, so long as I do not have to climb under or remove the skid plate. Can't do that in the parking lot.

Good luck, hope you get it solved

 

[gforce1108]

There are 6 that are close to that on the transmission. Both ends of a bracket / support that go from the trans mount to the trans and the two that hold the slave cylinder in place (pretty sure one pair has a different design bolt head though). Right now my best guess is the two holding the power steering cooler lines to the trans?