[Shotimes] front hub

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:14:07 -0400

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 
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> 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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