[Shotimes] '96 Brake Upgrade problem - desperate

[Paul Chapin]

>From an email by Joshua Teixera on June 22, 1999
"Knuckle, 3K185 RH, 3K186 LH
94/95 Taurus, 93/94 Lincoln Continental, 95 Lincoln Continental V6, possibly
Windstar"

The upgrade page on the SHOtimes site does not tell you what the Knuckles
come from or the part number.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin & Cheryl Airth" <clubairth@peoplepc.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "Timothy Williams" <timothyw@iastate.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] '96 Brake Upgrade problem - desperate


> Tim:
>  Wrong knuckles! Look at the SHO Times 96 brake upgrade page for proper
> parts:
> http://www.shotimes.com/SHO4_96brakepartlist.html
>
> The 95 Continental supplies the rotors and calipers NOT the knuckles. The
> knuckles are very common in the junk yards. You want a 94-95 Taurus/Sable
> with ABS.
> .
> .
>
>
>
> > After attending the SHO convention with my Dad and having a great time,
I
> > decided we needed to do the brake upgrade on our '92.  Supposedly got
'95
> > Continental knuckles but the control arm ball joint is built into the
> knuckle,
> > whereas the '92 knuckle has a hole for the cntl arm ball joint pin, the
> ball
> > joint being mounted in the control arm.  The number on the left knuckle
is
> RF
> > F5OC-3K171-EC.  Is that the correct knuckle?  The Josh Teixeira post on
> > deciphering Ford numbers says the number on the part isn't necessarily
the
> > same as the P/N, so I called the Ford dealer and was given a P/N of
> F7O7-3K185-
> > AA.  Makes no sense to me.
> >
> > Made a call to Don Mallinson (thanks Don!) who made a valiant effort to
> help,
> > but I am still stuck.
> >
> > Any advice at all will be sincerely appreciated.  I can send pic's if
that
> > helps.  I have to put this thing back together by Monday so I can return
> to
> > school.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Tim