What's the name and what is it for?
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What's the name and what is it for?
The other day I was under the body of my 2012 RX to install a towing hitch and saw something that caused my curiosity. It is a piece of metal, about 8 X 4 inch, that seems to be constructed by sticking several small metal pieces together, all sitting on a rubber seat. If I touch it, it would shake. I took a picture of it (attached) - it's in the middle, and kind of rusty.
Anyone know what it is? And more importantly what is it for? I thought the stuff under the car should all be solid and steady but this thing looked (and felt) so fragile.
Thanks,
Tim
Anyone know what it is? And more importantly what is it for? I thought the stuff under the car should all be solid and steady but this thing looked (and felt) so fragile.
Thanks,
Tim
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I look under the car but can not find anything similar to that. Exactly where is this located under the car? I wonder if it is part of the system that tie down the car in a ship during shipping?
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The other day I was under the body of my 2012 RX to install a towing hitch and saw something that caused my curiosity. It is a piece of metal, about 8 X 4 inch, that seems to be constructed by sticking several small metal pieces together, all sitting on a rubber seat. If I touch it, it would shake. I took a picture of it (attached) - it's in the middle, and kind of rusty.
Anyone know what it is? And more importantly what is it for? I thought the stuff under the car should all be solid and steady but this thing looked (and felt) so fragile.
Thanks,
Tim
Anyone know what it is? And more importantly what is it for? I thought the stuff under the car should all be solid and steady but this thing looked (and felt) so fragile.
Thanks,
Tim
i have no idea ? here's mine. looks empty.
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Thanks for all the responses.
It's in the middle of two rear wheels and in front of the axle beam (if you look at it from the rear direction). As I said, it sits on a some kind of robber or spring so when you push it it would turn to one side but afterward it would bounce right back to balance.
Whatever it is, it looks flimsy and as you can see in the picture, it is already rusty, which concerns me.
Tim
It's in the middle of two rear wheels and in front of the axle beam (if you look at it from the rear direction). As I said, it sits on a some kind of robber or spring so when you push it it would turn to one side but afterward it would bounce right back to balance.
Whatever it is, it looks flimsy and as you can see in the picture, it is already rusty, which concerns me.
Tim
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It is a vibration dampener for the rear drivetrain on AWD models. It's not attached to that bar. Just looks that way in the pictures.
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Curious, just looked at ours. That piece is there, it's an AWD model. Floats free from the rear swaybar + is suspended by rubber mounts. Vibration damper makes sense.
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I wonder if it'd show up on the parts diagrams at Sewell?
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-cat...X350-2012.html
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-cat...X350-2012.html
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Should be 41196. Described as
"4119648030
DAMPER, REAR DIFFERENTIAL DYNAMIC (AWD) (JPP)"
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I assumed you are saying that in jest. Btw, you don't use a crowbar to remove the thing. A stick of TNT will do a better job.
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