[Shotimes] front hub

[Donelson Don]

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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