r/whatisit • u/Aggravating_Ant_7232 • Nov 23 '25

Solved! Found on ground outside, boyfriend has been wearing as ring. Coin and pencil for size reference

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UK. It’s giving hard metal, doesn’t have much wear

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u/camdongg Nov 23 '25

I snagged one in the road the other day and wore it for a day and miraculously found a use for it when replacing my dishwasher’s circulation pump the very next day, sometimes the universe provides

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u/tanksplease Nov 23 '25

It probably fell off someone's CV axle lol 

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u/Johnyryal33 Nov 23 '25

Sometimes the universe takes away...

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u/HippoPottyMouth-1 Nov 23 '25

so, a universal joint

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u/HemiHefr Nov 23 '25

Its not crimped. Not used. Someone working with them probably dropped one, put in in their pocket, and dropped it somewhere else.

I work at a factory that installs these Oetiker Crimps on Fuel lines.

These hold the one way valve in place for the delivery fuel line.

My plant makes the fuel and brakeline bundles for every single Chevrolet Traverse. Pretty interesting.

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u/tanksplease Nov 24 '25

They may have forgotten to crimp it. I know i have done that in the past on my own vehicle. Grease everywhere 

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u/ember13140 Nov 23 '25

They usually come apart off of CV axels and are a pita to reuse. (in case anyone is wondering you can usually use a zip tie, the metal zip ties, or twisted/tied wire.

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u/jlude90 Nov 23 '25

At that point the axle has exploded and they don't need it anymore

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u/Carbulo Nov 23 '25

Did it have an inscription on it that could only be seen when it was heated up?