[Shotimes] Front Pass Side SF Nut

[Carl Prochilo]

Wow, that's a lot of work too.  But if it works, then more power to you!

I have mixed thoughts about the mount design of the SF.  On one hand the
thought of notching the SF so it doesn't move around, and thus having a
fixed mounting nut would make things a little easier in the area of
uninstalling the bolt.  But I recognize the need to be able to move the SF
around, so you need the nut to be able to float around.  Because even the
newer galvanized bolts will still rust a little, I just live with the
anti-seize on the bolts and look to re-torque them ever now and again.

Frank, my SHO has the drilled hole method on the front left corner.  It
does have its advantages whenever the need arises to drop the SF again.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Thu, December 30, 2004 1:02 pm, cmichaelo@optonline.net said:
> I have not done this myself, but why can't you take the AC accumulator
> out?
>
> That should give you enough room to get things done.
>
> Btw, do you have the recall SF nuts or the OEM nuts?  It sound like you
> have the stock nuts.
>
> FWIW, if you do have the recall kit, which I also have, the following
> procedure may help you.
>
> When I installed the recall SF kit I had a similar problem on the front
> pass corner. The nut would just turn around with the bolt forever.
>
> I ended up designing a wrench with a pair of long metal wires attached at
> each end.
>
> I then dropped the tool into the subframe through big hole next to the AC
> accumulator.
>
> Once the tool was in there, there are enough other holes to move it around
> and fit it over the nut. Then once you start turning the bolt, the nut
> piece will stay put.
>
>
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: frank.sappy@comcast.net
> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:44 am
> Subject: [Shotimes] Front Pass Side SF Nut
>
>> Was in the final steps to completing clutch.  Was putting in the
>> last sub frame bolt which was the front passenger side.  Had the
>> bolt started but it was going in very hard so I backed it out and
>> was going to reinstall it.  In the process I pushed the SF nut off
>> the retaining hook or whatever it's called.
>>
>> I understand I need to put the nut back on the retaining pin.  Is
>> there a trick to loosening that AC accumulator with the subframe
>> in position.  It wasn't bad when the SF was out of the car and I
>> had to remove the broken bolt.  But now with the SF in place I'm
>> just not seeing any good way to go about this.  I really don't
>> want to take SF off again.
>>
>> As someone mentioned on the SHOForum I thought about drilling a
>> hole and using a screwdriver to hold nut in place but am concerned
>> about having the nut not sitting flat (I don't want it sitting on
>> the retaining pin).  Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Frank S.
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