Help locating this loose bolt

[Ando]

Found this laying in the engine compartment and I can't locate where it may have came out from.
2008 Yamaha AR230

 

[Ernie]

Keep looking around the engines you will find where it came from. I had one like that come loose and it held a bracket to the side of the engine.

 

[S1LV3R4D0]

It looks like it only had about an 1/8th of the threads screwed into whatever it came out of so its something wide that it went through.

 

[Meetball]

Mine was up top by the air cleaners, to the left in the middle holding a bracket

 

[Neutron]

Is the head of the bolt a 14mm or 12mm?

 

[Gym]

Looks like it's pretty beefy with course threads. Is it possible that's an engine mounting bolt? Check all four feet on each motor to make sure.

 

[Milwmarc]

My gues is an enging mount bolt...oretty darn important torque can do som hefty damage...i believe there are 4 of these on EACH engine.

 

[Beachbummer]

@Milwarc mention engine mounts...double check all your mounts. Looks like the bolt under the air case too, but that one would not have come out of the airbox I wouldn't think. Best of Luck!

 

[Neutron]

As large as it is, i would guess engine mount also.
The imprint on the washer should lead you in the right direction

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

My first thought was also the top of one of the motor mounts

 

[Hilario Perez]

Check the engine compartment hinges in the inside on top be cause it happen to me on each hinge they have to screws.

 

[Jgorm]

Looks like the air box mount. I think there are 2.