Folks,

Just had a white spacer appear in the driver’s footwell of my 2016 Octy. It’s about 1 1/4” dia and 1/2” thick.

Part number on it is 5q2721431

I’ve identified it as a securing ring - see http://www.realoem.me/Skoda/CZ/OCT/2016/753/R/7/721/721070 - item 22.

However the place it goes into it just sits in position, no tight fit, securing, whatever. Has anyone come across this before, either having it fall out or when working on the brake pedal?

Does it actually do anything? Is it critical to stop me using the car, does it have to be looked at the dealer, or can I just pop it back in and wait for another day for it to pop out? Coincidently was driving along a rather bumpy road today with caravan in tow, so the car did get a thorough shakedown!

Cheers.

It’s hard to see the purpose of “securing ring” (22). Is it simply a decorative cap on the end of bolt (23)?

From the diagram I don’t see how item (22) can be load bearing.

How / why does it fall off?

 

If bolt (23) is tight in captive nut (21) then things should be ok IMO.