Recognise this screw?

[Vroom]

Hopefully this is nothing.

I took my w204 in for a service yesterday and later when I drove my car off the path I found this screw. Could be from literally anything but does anyone recognise it as something that is used on a W204. Long shot, I know.
Cheers all

 

[KennyN]

Looks like it is chrome plated for cosmetic purposes so i doubt it is from the car , possibly from a pushbike / pram / motorbike / scooter ?

Is it a hexagonal drive or splined , hex drives aren`t really used on cars - normally they use torx or splined keys.

K

 

[W1ghty]

Brake slider screw

 

[Vroom]

Brake slider screw, right. Take it I’ll need to take it back to the service center then? Any idea what it is I need to tell them?

 

[Vroom]

Looks like it is chrome plated for cosmetic purposes so i doubt it is from the car , possibly from a pushbike / pram / motorbike / scooter ?

Is it a hexagonal drive or splined , hex drives aren`t really used on cars - normally they use torx or splined keys.

K

Sorry, just seen your reply - it’s a hex key.

 

[KennyN]

Sorry, just seen your reply - it’s a hex key.

What work was done when it was serviced and what size is the offending article ?

 

[ChrisEdu]

I'd go with the slider screw as mentioned already. I'm impressed it's come out, I couldn't budge my ones.

 

[W1ghty]

Brake slider screw, right. Take it I’ll need to take it back to the service center then? Any idea what it is I need to tell them?

That looks like a really old one , probably not yours

 

[Vroom]

What work was done when it was serviced and what size is the offending article ?

New brake disc and pads. About an inch and a half long.

 

[KennyN]

Doesn`t look like slider screws / pins :

Front - MERCEDES C CLASS S204 W204 FRONT BRAKE CALIPER SLIDER PINS GUIDE KIT 113-1339X | eBay

Rear - Mercedes C-Class W204 Rear brake caliper guide slider pin kit S7022-7w | eBay

If one of your slider pins was missing i think it would have been noticeable on the drive home.

K

 

[Jobsworth]

Chromed like that, I reckon it’s off a bicycle. Seat post pinch bolt

 

[ChrisEdu]

Going by appearance, is it one of those new metallic Twiglets?

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Yes I do. I want it back.

 

[Sheffield Col]

It's been laying around doing nothing for quite some time by the look of it.

 

[KennyN]

It also looks non-metric as it is quite a course thread in relation to the diameter , possibly (1/4 or 5/16) Whitworth which would again rule out it being from your metric Merc.

K

 

[ChrisEdu]

I thought this post might have been about one of 'those leaked celebrity videos!

 

[optimusprime]

Yes it looks as if was doing nothing in that state the thread is not clean .