Where did this come from?

[Living The Dream]

Found this in my exhaust today! My machine had been running terrible when in divert mode. I've had the diverter apart several times but finally tore apart the whole exhaust system to find this.

 

[Nate The Great]

Maybe it's part of the diverter...

 

[Living The Dream]

Maybe it's part of the diverter...

I was kinda thinking that also. I need to look at the parts diagram.

 

[hogjowl]

The Pringles can is in there somewhere

 

[Living The Dream]

The Pringles can is in there somewhere

Guess I better quit using a Pringles can for a blower filter!

 

[Mikey P]

Looks like a bearing cap from the non shaft side

 

[Living The Dream]

Looks like a bearing cap from the non shaft side

You're going to have to dumb that down for me. I don't really understand?