I'm just overhauling a 65 GTBSkyline and from dismantling the Elevator door coil to fit a new sleeve, I noticed this hole in one of the solenoid coil operating rods. Any idea as to what it's there for? Never seen this before!

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#10 1 year ago

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Quoted from brenna98:
Does the hole go all the way through?
Could be to let air pass through so they can meet in the middle.
Or maybe something to do with the magnetic field so they don’t repel when they meet?

I didnt take the rod out to check but it seems to go down a good inch or so and looks to be factory fitted. Could be that it was designed to take a small spring to stop the pair from hitting each other or something when the coil energises? Odd one though.

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