[Shotimes] front hub

[Ron DeReus]

Exactly!  That's what happened on my SHO's left rear pinch bolt last
month... except it happened while in use sometime, not while trying to
change the strut.  I can't drill straight, so I ended up taking the whole
thing off and back to by brother-in-law's shop, with a vise and lots of tool
options.

Ron DeReus
95MTX

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:14 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] front hub


There's no nut.  The bolt threads into one side of the pinch.  The bolt
broke
right under the head.  Itta been easy if there was a nut!


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 06:51:16 PM:

> not trying to be stupid here .. but if the pinch bolt broke .. and its a
clean break ... well isnt
> it the same as if u removed the nut ?
>
> If so .. i use a 3/3 ext socket and knock the good bolts out ... why
cant u just tap it out since
> its not a threaded bolt and get a new pinch bolt.
>
> dond
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Mark D. Mallory" <mmallory78@earthlink.net>
> Date:  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:52:53 -0400
>
> >Oh Thanks!!  You just had to drag my name into this!  Then again I
guess I
> >did have a hand in breaking that darn bolt... grrr.
> >
> >Mark "Doesn't know his own strength" 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 1:14 PM
> >>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] front hub
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks!  I think...
> >>
> >>It took a breaker bar with half of my floor jack handle to do it, but
> >>by God, it broke!  Actually, Mark Mallory was on the wrench.  Just
> >>as I was about to say let's stop before it breaks, it broke.  Once
again,
> >>I'm too slow.  : )
> >>
> >>
> >>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 12:15:49 PM:
> >>
> >>> Get the carbide drill from Home depot that will drill it out in
about
> >>5-10
> >>> minutes.
> >>>
> >>> Then use a bolt & nut, as Dave mentioned. I'll bet at least
1/2.....if
> >>not
> >>> more......of the SHOs that have had struts replaced now have a
bolt/nut
> >>in
> >>> place of the pinch bolt (well, at least the ones in salt country!!).
> >>>
> >>> Congrats on breaking the front! Those are bigger than the rear, and
it's
> >>> usually the rears that break!!
> >>>
> >>> Ron Porter
> >>>
> >>> -----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 10:45 AM
> >>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >>> 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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