Okay, I have seen this under the car in years past. I have no idea what it is, and no mechanic has ever said anything about it to me.

I am now attempting to do 100% of the work to this car by myself and am getting ready to re-do underneath with new bushings and such. (Did the rear springs today, as a matter of fact.)

This strap appears to be coming from somewhere on the tranny, but I did not take the time to confirm where, exactly. It is jammed in that position, though; I could not move it with just my hand.

There is no obvious place above it that it connects to, and the nut is on the bottom, so it probably has something that goes above it rather than below. But what? A shield or a hanger for the exhaust?


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Mama always told me to eschew obfuscation...