Thread: Case of the mystery nuts with attached washers

Just be glad it isn't tied on the end of some string inside the door pillar

During a predelivery on a TD5 110 a few years back we removed a nut from on top of one of the rear wheel arches (box in load space). Someone had left it there prior to paint application and it had been painted over. A good example of Defender build quality control!

I remember a Morris Major Elite with a square shaped lump inside the boot on one wheel arch, under the bitumastic sealer and blue paint. Not seen before at the dealership on any other Elite. Curiosity got the better of the owner and service guys so it was carefully cut around for inspection. Turned out to be a jam sandwich.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I remember a Morris Major Elite with a square shaped lump inside the boot on one wheel arch, under the bitumastic sealer and blue paint. Not seen before at the dealership on any other Elite. Curiosity got the better of the owner and service guys so it was carefully cut around for inspection. Turned out to be a jam sandwich.

Mrs hh

This is intriguing, I have a 2009 130 coming in for a few days so I'll take a squiz at that one...

JC

I found one exactly like it in the back of my 90 about 2 weeks after I bought it. I hunted all over and not only can't I find anything loose or missing, I can't even find more of them!

I wonder if someone at the assembly plant has a spot of fun at the new owner's cost knowing that you are going to spent hours trying to find where it had come from...

Maybe used in the assembly process - holding panels on a jig or something, but not actually used in the construction of the car itself ?

I've purchased 2 new Pumas in the last 8 months and each of them had one or two of these nuts appear within a couple of weeks of delivery. I'm completely baffled as to where they're coming from... but I do like the conspiracy theory about the guy in the factory having a bit of fun.