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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3553  
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Your neighbour probably put it there!
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30th Oct 2025 5:57pm |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1373  
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At that length, could it be a through chassis bolt, there are a few of those
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30th Oct 2025 7:14pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 18058 
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Unfortunately it's a very standard LR bolt and could have come from almost anywhere, your only clue is the length.
I'd be checking manifolds, the alternator (ladder) bracket and alternator, aux belt area ,and back towards the bellhousing. |
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30th Oct 2025 7:19pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2557
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As BW said , plus water pump bolt thats about that size and length.
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30th Oct 2025 7:34pm |
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| Natlas Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: West Sussex Posts: 465 
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Thanks for the ideas, I'll let you know if I find a home for it tomorrow. 2.2 90 XS
88" Series One Old Norton 
Modern Honda and Harley |
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30th Oct 2025 8:19pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2708  
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Do you not have a jam jar for all the ‘left over’ nuts, bolts and screws that you have left over from any jobs that you can refer back to once you realise that it is missing…..six months later.
Unless you lose the jam jar in the shed or garage that is …..  |
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30th Oct 2025 8:50pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 6060 
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Is that a bolt that goes through the chassis to one of the chassis tie down loop?
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30th Oct 2025 9:02pm |
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| revd Member Since: 20 Apr 2024 Location: England Posts: 308
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Tie-down ring?
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30th Oct 2025 9:06pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2557
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They are bigger and longer
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30th Oct 2025 9:16pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 18058
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Tie down ring bolts are M10 and something like 120mm in length.
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30th Oct 2025 10:19pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3553
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Have you had any work done on the Defender in the last few months? Garage could have left it somewhere in the engine bay and it's eventually fallen out.
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31st Oct 2025 8:38am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2708
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Check your rear upper damper mounts, you should the mount with three bolts through the chassis
If you reverse in that could be why it was on the ground near the front of the vehicle. |
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31st Oct 2025 11:38am |
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| Johan_B Member Since: 20 Sep 2024 Location: Gothenburg Posts: 172  
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My guess:
 Click image to enlarge How lucky you are that it dropped on your drive! Else you would only find out when things started to misbehave. |
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31st Oct 2025 12:55pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3657  
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The threads dont seem to be rusty, so the probability is that the bolt was in a blind hole. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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31st Oct 2025 12:59pm |
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