[Shotimes] front hub

[Mark D. Mallory]

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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