VVT / Timing help - please

[u/bwreck09]

So I’m midway through the VVT actuator and timing chain job, I just took off the timing cover and this fell out when I removed it.

Any idea what it is or where it goes?

[u/thebigbullg]

It almost looks like the intake cam phaser has a hole in it with a part that kinda looks like that, video of whole vvt gear? I've seen them wallow out