[Shotimes] front hub

Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:58:13 -0400

Ok.  So I spent nearly 2-1/2 hours last night at a friends with both a
hand drill and a drill press.  Ruined numerous drill bits.  Including
Porter's trick Rotozip bit.  That corksoaker only lasted about 20
seconds before the tip broke off.  Managed to get a hole big enough
to get a 5/16 bolt through.

So, the question is, would a Grade 8 5/16 bolt and nut do the job?
If it can hold the torque, I would think it would.  What should the
bolt be tightened to?

As it is, I still have some work to do.  I can't get the old strut out
because the rest of the bolt is still going through the tab on the
strut.  I'm thinking cut off the tab so I can get the strut out, then
use a cutting wheel to cut a slot in the bolt in the pinch.  Otherwise,
the pinch won't be able to pinch anything.  Of course, then I'll have
to cut the tab off of the new strut to get it into the spindle.

Any comments on my game plan?  CONSTRUCTIVE comments!?

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 06/30/2003 05:46:46 PM:

> Can you drill from the other side?  Would that help at all?
> 
> Mark Mallory
> Toledo, Ohio
> '95 SHO MTX
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> >Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> >Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:26 AM
> >To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] front hub
> >
> >
> >Couldn't drill the remaining bolt out.  Broke a drill bit off inside.
> >
> >
> >Mike Wojton
> >Toledo, Ohio
> >
> >-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
> >   ShoShop y-pipe
> >
> >-'95 White MTX
> >   '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> >"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> >
> >
> >
> >shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 06/30/2003 11:04:52 AM:
> >
> >> Use a bolt and a nut.
> >> 
> >> Dave
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
> >> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >> Sent: June 30, 2003 9:44 AM
> >> Subject: [Shotimes] front hub
> >> 
> >> 
> >> > Is the front hub on an SHO the same as a regular Taurus?  My issue
> >> > is a broken strut pinch bolt.  Was doing the front-end on Car this
> >> > weekend.  Ball joints, tie rod ends, and struts.  Driver's side 
went
> >> > ok (as ok goes with front-end work), but the passenger side bolt
> >> > head snapped right off.  Tried to drill it out but broke a bit off
> >> > inside.  So I took the whole hub/strut assembly off to try to find
> >> > a machine shop to drill it out.  Someone here at work suggested a
> >> > hub from a salvage yard.  If it comes to that, does it need to be 
from
> >> > an SHO?
> >> > 
> >> > TIA
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Mike Wojton
> >> > Toledo, Ohio
> >> > 
> >> > -'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
> >> >    ShoShop y-pipe
> >> > 
> >> > -'95 White MTX
> >> >    '96 Brake Upgrade
> >> > 
> >> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
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