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Old 05-04-2016, 04:35 PM   #1
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Strange items found in my driveway

I have a 99 Boxster and I found some strange items in my driveway today. Not sure they are from the car so I thought I would post a couple of pictures.





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Bicycle wheel/hub parts?
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The quarter is mine, I was in Massachusetts last week and it fell out of my pocket while getting out of the car.
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Bicycle wheel/hub parts?
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Or maybe that was a single row IMS bearing that someone tried to DIY.
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Bicycle wheel/hub parts?
Came to say this. Zero doubt.
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coaster brake hub parts...

Yup bicycle hub parts.
looks like single speed coaster brake hub bitz.
I'm guessing not Sturmey archer, probably a Schwinn or a knock off.

the curved and ridged part is one of the friction/locking plates.
The other part is the spline to hub locking plate with spring plate to spread them apart.
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Definitely an IMS failure.

No, just kidding. This looks like bicycle parts. Left one looks like from a internal bottom bracket, the middle one looks like a wheel bearing and the right one looks like a lamp socket.

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isn't the ribbed one the end of one of those generator/magnetos that rubbed the tire and produced electricity to power a headlight on a bicycle?
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isn't the ribbed one the end of one of those generator/magnetos that rubbed the tire and produced electricity to power a headlight on a bicycle?
No. Outer portion of the coaster or pedal brake. Looks like the generator drive wheel though.
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Old 05-05-2016, 02:23 AM   #10
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Glad to hear it is not from the Boxster. Looks like the neighbors kids were doing some repairs in my driveway again.

Thanks for the quick response.
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I haven't seen a kid fix a bike in years....barely seem them riding one anymore.

Glad to hear that there are still some future gearheads out there.
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The quarter is mine, I was in Massachusetts last week and it fell out of my pocket while getting out of the car.
great guess. I was like, "ewww, what the heck is that?"
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Muffler bearings. Definitely muffler bearings.
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A Porsche forum with bicycle experts… Love it. But the bearing does resemble the IMS bearing on the Boxster… Maybe a little smaller.

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