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[Lilhotrod]

Hey y’all, driving the GN yesterday and had a part literally fall off the car. Pulled over and ran back and got it and to be honest I have no clue what it is. I’ve asked a Buick mechanic, someone who worked on the car and a car forum in general. Nobody seems to know what it is and I don’t wanna drive the car until I figure out. The car still ran OK, I didn’t get on it just in case. I thought it might be the belt tensioner since it has been squeaking

some but the belts are still tight and the tensioner seemed OK. Anybody know what it is?

 

[TurboWh1]

Looks like a spacer if you're car has rear air bags located in the coil springs.

 

[dynoman]

What diameter is it ?? My old air bag spacer is 4" diameter x 1/2" thick . It even has the same depressions on the dots .

 

[Lilhotrod]

What diameter is it ?? My old air bag spacer is 4" diameter x 1/2" thick . It even has the same depressions on the dots .

4”. It had rear airbags, but they rotted from it being stored and literally fell out whenever I was having it towed to my house. is this spacer detrimental to driving it?

 

[dynoman]

No it was support for the air bag .

 

[Lilhotrod]

Looks like a spacer if you're car has rear air bags located in the coil springs.

They rotted and broke apart years ago.

 

[Lilhotrod]

No it was support for the air bag .

Thank you so much. I feel like an idiot but I literally asked my brother, who had worked on the car, and a Buick mechanic from that era and they didn’t know. That would explain why because there’s an aftermarket thing.

 

[John Larkin]

I was going to say flux capacitor. No more time travel for you.

 

[Lilhotrod]

I was going to say flux capacitor. No more time travel for you.

Aww durnit. Well I would agree but I checked it already.