Answers.Body: <p>This is an <a href="http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4261">Technic Steering Arm</a> and was used is the steering mechanism of all kind of technic car like <a href="http://brickset.com/sets/1972-1/Go-Kart">1972-1: Go-Kart</a></p>
  
  <p>With the introduction of studless building it was replaced by <a href="http://brickset.com/parts/4225033">Beam 3 M. W/4 Snaps</a>. </p>
  
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Body: <p>I found this part among some parts I bought. It looks like it serves a specific purpose.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2s1sB.jpg" alt="what is this?"></p>
  
  <p>What is it? </p>
  
Tags: <technic><piece-information><part-identification>
Title: What is this weird and specific technical part?
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ThreadText: # What is this weird and specific technical part?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-15)
  
  I found this part among some parts I bought. It looks like it serves a specific purpose.
  
  ![what is this?](https://i.sstatic.net/2s1sB.jpg)
  
  What is it?
  
  **Tags:** technic, piece-information, part-identification
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-15. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  This is an [Technic Steering Arm](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4261) and was used is the steering mechanism of all kind of technic car like [1972-1: Go-Kart](http://brickset.com/sets/1972-1/Go-Kart)
  
  With the introduction of studless building it was replaced by [Beam 3 M. W/4 Snaps](http://brickset.com/parts/4225033).
  
  
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