Hello,
At the suggestion of a helpful member here, I just replaced the throttle bushing that mounts on the firewall of my 83 240d. The one thing that confused me is there are two mounting spots for the bushing right next to each other.

The original part was mounted on the mounting spot to the right. When I put the replacement part in the same spot, the linkage met the firewall at a funny angle, and didn't look right to me. I then mounted the new part on the left side mount- and it lined up perfectly straight.

What is the reason for the two mounting spots? Is it ok to use the mounting spot on the left? Hopefully the photo shows what I am trying to describe.

Thanks for any help!

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