What is this collar for?

[Y-Blockhead]

I can't figure out what the purpose of this collar on the starter rod is? Is it some sort of stop? Has a allen head set screw. Haven't seen it on other cars.

Thanks... And Merry Christmas to All...

 

[1930artdeco]

It looks like the h2o pump collar? Ditch it.

Mike

 

[Russ/40]

Is there a hole drilled to accommodate the set screw through to the starter rod shaft? If so perhaps the shaft is not threaded, and it was a farmers fix to retain the starter rod.

Or "to facilitate the next garage fire"��

 

[Purdy Swoft]

It looks smaller than a water pump shaft collar. Maybe they jist thought it looked purty .

 

[Big hammer]

Very interesting I wouldn't due anything it will cause people to ask "Q"

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

It's a starter rod vibration damper.

 

[Pete]

That is a very rare accessory item for model A's.
It is a cardinal grammeter and it is used to bleed off the excess inverse reactive current from the starter.

 

[james hitchcock]

Should fetch a pretty penny on ebay.

 

[Y-Blockhead]

Is there a hole drilled to accommodate the set screw through to the starter rod shaft?

No the starter rod is threaded. In fact I was removing the starter rod t replace the starter rod grommet when I noticed it. The set screw is just holding it in place.

I guess it could be any of the above, haha. So basically I don't need it... Another mystery solved.

 

[Y-Blockhead]

It's a starter rod vibration damper.

If it is it doesn't work. The starter rod was rattling because the grommet was MIA.

 

[Fred K-OR]

Maybe it adds weight to the starter rod so his wife did not have to push so hard to get it started.

 

[Mitch//pa]

I can't figure out what the purpose of this collar on the starter rod is? Is it some sort of stop? Has a allen head set screw. Haven't seen it on other cars.(QUOTE)

leave it,
it's supposed to be there, everyone else's is missing

 

[Snouts out]

You are the mystery solver U blockhead

 

[Clem Clement]

It is installed backward

 

[Farrell In Vancouver]

never seen one Cad..........mines is raven finish!

 

[Gunmetal blue2]

How about maybe the rod would unscrew so the person put that on to keep it from unscrewing.

 

[George Miller]

Looks like this guy has lots ideas. Look at the double nuts on the starter cable. When things get just right, I think it could make a nice fire when that collar hits that big nut.

I bet the rest of the cars has some nice improvements also.

 

[Ron/IA]

I wonder if the collar was put there to make it easier starting/turn-over the motor from inside the engine compartment. You could wrap your fingers around the collar a lot easier than just the rod itself.

Just thinking! (Which sometimes can be dangerous.)

 

[The Master Cylinder]

Looks like this guy has lots ideas.

I bet the rest of the cars has some nice improvements also.

Haha, Always somebody with the negative.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

I wonder if the collar was put there to make it easier starting/turn-over the motor from inside the engine compartment. You could wrap your fingers around the collar a lot easier than just the rod itself.

Just thinking! (Which sometimes can be dangerous.)

Now, that's the only one that makes sense, and I'll bet you are right.