What's this in my cabin ceiling?

[Scram1500]

It appears they have moved the parking pawl manual release, not very convenient imho

 

[cevans6318]

looks like the handle of a pair of pliers. have you tried removing it?

 

[mjpep]

I got it out! After deciding it definitely wasn't part of the truck, I put some effort into moving it around and was able to pull it out through the 3rd brake light opening. It's some kind of tool, probably for installing interior stuff. About 30" long with a flat ax like end.
It's strange I've had the truck for 3 years and it only recently started clanging around up there.

 

[cevans6318]

I got it out! After deciding it definitely wasn't part of the truck, I put some effort into moving it around and was able to pull it out through the 3rd brake light opening. It's some kind of tool, probably for installing interior stuff. About 30" long with a flat ax like end.
It's strange I've had the truck for 3 years and it only recently started clanging around up there.

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bet the factory worker who left that in there was pissed he lost it.

 

[Dewey]

That’s ridiculous they left that in there. I would for sure let RAM know about it. That kinda stuff should never happen. Just the fact that you had to tear your truck apart to remove it would be enough for me to raise some hell.

 

[SD Rebel]

I remember the Air Force not too long ago refusing to accept delivery of brand new Boeing KC-46 airplanes because their inspections found trash and tools left behind the interior panels and passageways during manufacture.

I'm not surprised that could happen with passenger cars, though suspect it's much rarer due to the sheer level of complexity and time to build a large airplane over a car. But apparently it can happen.

 

[ManchuWarrior]

That’s ridiculous they left that in there. I would for sure let RAM know about it. That kinda stuff should never happen. Just the fact that you had to tear your truck apart to remove it would be enough for me to raise some hell.

I'm over exaggerating, but imagine if that thing was left in a door or something and the driver was in an accident and impaled. Imagine the possibility of liability of a foreign object. Yikes!

That is an insane find!

 

[CalvinC]

Hey congrats! Mystery solved AND you just reclaimed some payload!!

 

[cevans6318]

That’s ridiculous they left that in there. I would for sure let RAM know about it. That kinda stuff should never happen. Just the fact that you had to tear your truck apart to remove it would be enough for me to raise some hell.

happens all of the time. I have been a tech for over 16 yrs, I have left countless tools in cars by mistake. It happens from being rushed to stress to various other work-related issues. clearly a mistake, no need to go telling ram about it, who probably doesn't give 2 ****s. No need to raise hell either, all he did was remove his third brake light.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I'm over exaggerating, but imagine if that thing was left in a door or something and the driver was in an accident and impaled. Imagine the possibility of liability of a foreign object. Yikes!

That is an insane find!

I mean it was above the headliner. If he was in a rollover where roof got crushed it could still potentially be bad

 

[Jeffjad]

happens all of the time. I have been a tech for over 16 yrs, I have left countless tools in cars by mistake. It happens from being rushed to stress to various other work-related issues. clearly a mistake, no need to go telling ram about it, who probably doesn't give 2 ****s. No need to raise hell either, all he did was remove his third brake light.

What shop do you work at so I know where not to go.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I remember the Air Force not too long ago refusing to accept delivery of brand new Boeing KC-46 airplanes because their inspections found trash and tools left behind the interior panels and passageways during manufacture.

I'm not surprised that could happen with passenger cars, though suspect it's much rarer due to the sheer level of complexity and time to build a large airplane over a car. But apparently it can happen.

Due to the amount of checks and double checks involved in aircraft maintenance, I would imagine it happens less in aircraft. Tool control is a major thing where most places require you to silhouette your tool box, etch your tools, and have another person verify ATAF(All Tools Accounted For) at beginning and end of each maintenance activity and shift. If an aircraft crashes and they find an unaccounted for tool in the aircraft that could have possibly contributed to the crash, the person that tool belonged to could be charged for any death that resulted from the crash.

 

[HSKR R/T]

What shop do you work at so I know not to go there.

Or maybe you want to take your car there so you can get some new tools.

 

[theblet]

I got it out! After deciding it definitely wasn't part of the truck, I put some effort into moving it around and was able to pull it out through the 3rd brake light opening. It's some kind of tool, probably for installing interior stuff. About 30" long with a flat ax like end.
It's strange I've had the truck for 3 years and it only recently started clanging around up there.

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Hey you got a free whatchamadoohickee for your troubles!

 

[Eighty]

Hey you got a free whatchamadoohickee for your troubles!

It's called a ****roach-beheader. Great for the ones that run behind your fridge.

 

[Idahoktm]

happens all of the time. I have been a tech for over 16 yrs, I have left countless tools in cars by mistake. It happens from being rushed to stress to various other work-related issues. clearly a mistake, no need to go telling ram about it, who probably doesn't give 2 ****s. No need to raise hell either, all he did was remove his third brake light.

Yep and it happens in aviation too. Twice, I've found tools left in the wheel wells of a Boeing 737. One was a wrench and the other was a plumb bob. After calling maintenance to show them the misplaced tools, one guy said, "You'll notice that there aren't any initials engraved on that plum bob and for good reason". He said the Snap On guy makes a lot of money reselling the same tool over and over to the same guy. I've found quite a few tools left in the flight deck too. The techs are more than happy to reclaim those. They're human... happens.

 

[c3k]

I got it out! After deciding it definitely wasn't part of the truck, I put some effort into moving it around and was able to pull it out through the 3rd brake light opening. It's some kind of tool, probably for installing interior stuff. About 30" long with a flat ax like end.
It's strange I've had the truck for 3 years and it only recently started clanging around up there.

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If I had a tool like that, I'd use it to cram wires into little nooks.

 

[Kicker]

I have a story about tools left in a place they don't belong.
My wife's Uncle was in counter intelligence in the 60's-70's. He was stationed in Germany and his crew would fly drones and gather intel, on what I don't know. Anyways, one day one of the drones crashed on the Auto-bon in front of some lady driving her Benz and she crapped her pants and crashed her car and was raising hell with the Army. They had taken the drone back to base and found a wrench had been left in the air frame that cause the levers to the control surfaces to jamb and that caused it to crash.
He lined up his maintenance crew and bitched them out. Left the tool on the desk and it was gone an hour later. No one found out who's tool it was.
He had plenty of other stories like when he was in Nam and saw flying POW's from choppers. But that's another story.

 

[scottmoyer]

I can tell you exactly what that is. That is called a whale tale dent removal tool for tight places. Your truck has had a dent on the roof and it obviously got stuck when the tech was repairing it and he left it there. I use this exact tool to get dents out of the roof so the headliner doesn't need to be dropped, or in a door panel between the door skin and the brace. A regular tool can't get in there, so a flat blade is needed.

 

[Eighty]

I can tell you exactly what that is. That is called a whale tale dent removal tool for tight places. Your truck has had a dent on the roof and it obviously got stuck when the tech was repairing it and he left it there. I use this exact tool to get dents out of the roof so the headliner doesn't need to be dropped, or in a door panel between the door skin and the brace. A regular tool can't get in there, so a flat blade is needed.

Just asking:
How does this tool remove dents? As far as I can tell, this tool is only good for confusing people. Does it confuse dents into disappearing?