[Shotimes] Front Pass Side SF Nut

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

Carl,

I'm not proposing to lock the SF into place permanently.

I can easily loosen the bolt and move the SF around.

Only thing is when tightening the [front pass] SF bolt, I need that wrench tool again.  But it's actually quite easy to do.

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
Date: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:30 pm
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Front Pass Side SF Nut

> 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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