What did you do to your Boss 302 or S197 today?

[Calif boss302]

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Installed a Steeda Panhard Bar and Brace. The brace fit perfectly but the panhard brace is a pain in the backside to get the jam nut tight on the passenger side. The design has the jam nut located within the body mount. No room for a wrench or even channel locks. Trial and error to install the adjust then remove to lock the jam nut.

Looks awesome and the quality it top notch but dang that jam nut caused me some grief.

Now to install the MGW Shifter or not . . . I have the Blowfish bracket on order so I may just install that first to see what improvements I get with just that.

 

[Calif boss302]

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On this episode of "pimp my boss" we get energetic and paint the GT500 mufflers flat black to hide the silver rear facing surface.

 

[F.D. Sako]

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Calif boss, looking good!
Did you paint the tip as well, or just the muffler?


I started replacing wheel studs to ARP... right after finishing the first corner, it starts pouring
Of course, 30min after I rush, haul all the tools back in the house, and mount the wheel, it stops raining and gets sunny again... hoping we get good weather next weekend so I can finish this up.

Question for you guys out there that have replaced wheel studs before.
I had to wack the old studs out pretty hard, should I be worried damaging the wheel bearing?
I did place a lug nut at the end of the stud while hammering it. At first I placed a piece of wood at the end, but seemed like the wood was absorbing most of the force and the stud didn't budge.

 

[Calif boss302]

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Tip is still chrome just painted the back facing face of muffler. Looks much better than my iPhone pics can show.

Next up is Blowfish Bracket as soon as they ship. I'm holding out on installing the MGW to see how the bracket works. I have yet to have any issues with my shifter but i'm a 5000-6000 rpm shifting kind of guy ;-)

 

[302 Hi Pro]

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Calif boss, looking good!
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Question for you guys out there that have replaced wheel studs before.
I had to wack the old studs out pretty hard, should I be worried damaging the wheel bearing?
I did place a lug nut at the end of the stud while hammering it. At first I placed a piece of wood at the end, but seemed like the wood was absorbing most of the force and the stud didn't budge.

Assuming you have a Torsen diff. The axle slides right thru the axle bearing at the end of the tube. However you are putting a large amount of stress on the C clip that retains the axle in the center if the Torsen. You could damage it. If you have noise from the rear diff after hammering on the axle studs, pull the cover for inspection.

You should really remove the axle to press out the studs. Or if not, try to use some kind of C clamp type fixture, or reverse a puller type tool that will press out the stud. Don't hammer the studs with the axle in place.

Just my opinion,
Hi Pro

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

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AC fluid evacuated and recovered

This post is only to throw authorities off the scent of the "vent to atmosphere" method

 

[steveespo]

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Actually no stress on the axle c clip when hammering in. The c clip only resistst the force pulling the axle out, there is a steel block that is inserted in the Torsen that the end buttons on the axle shafts thrust against under lateral loading. Go ahead and knock the studs out, you won't hurt anything.
Steve

 

[Roadhouse]

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This post is only to throw authorities off the scent of the "vent to atmosphere" method

I love the EPA and would never go against their rules and regulations :

 

[302 Hi Pro]

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Actually no stress on the axle c clip when hammering in. The c clip only resistst the force pulling the axle out, there is a steel block that is inserted in the Torsen that the end buttons on the axle shafts thrust against under lateral loading. Go ahead and knock the studs out, you won't hurt anything.
Steve

Here is the block, and it's. Retained with a screw in the carrier. The C clips are behind a thin metal shim and they are a soft non ferris metal. If your pounding transfers to the opposite axle, you could damage the C clip on the opposing axle. I'll post a pic of the installed shim so you can see it.



Here is the screw, about to be installed and torqued.



Here is a pic of the L/Side axle and you can see the C clip. It's the copper color item. Also the shim is installed in this pic.



So if your going to pound away, now you will at least know what your pounding away on. I can only tell you that I did not see this method in the Ford Service Manual.

Good luck,
Dave,
Hi Pro

 

[VTBoss302]

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Here is the screw, about to be installed and torqued.

Hi, Dave.

Did you replace that bolt with a new one or just reuse the original?

In the Ford Racing instructions for the GT500 brake kit on page 20 they recommend replacing that bolt with a new one (but don't provide a part number).

http://fordracingparts.com/download/instructionsheets/FordInstShtM-2300-T.pdf

When I checked the Ford Parts website, it does not show it as being available separately.

If anyone knows the part number for that bolt, please let me know.

 

[302 Hi Pro]

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Hi, Dave.

Did you replace that bolt with a new one or just reuse the original?

In the Ford Racing instructions for the GT500 brake kit on page 20 they recommend replacing that bolt with a new one (but don't provide a part number).

http://fordracingparts.com/download/instructionsheets/FordInstShtM-2300-T.pdf

When I checked the Ford Parts website, it does not show it as being available separately.

If anyone knows the part number for that bolt, please let me know.

Hi VT Boss 302:

Nice find on those instructions, I saved them as a PDF for future use, so thank you so much. To answer your question, No I did not and good luck finding the P/N. If you look closely at the collar of this bolt you will see a cord type ring. This helps to maintain proper torque value and as you can see in the instructions it's not a lot. I gave the bolt a one click more,using a three stage torque sequence. Very light, you may have a feel for what I'm talking but my torque wrench maybe in need of service. I have just under 1k miles since the GT500 rear Brembo rotor install and so far all is well.

Interesting to note all of the warning statements and how easy it is to damage your rear Torsen diff with improper removal and or install of the rear axles. I knew it was delicate, but didn't know it was that delicate. Looked at the rear axle seals weekend before last, and looking dry so far. Happy about that.

Good to chat with you George, hope all is well up there and that you are having fun with your Boss.
All the Best,
Dave

 

[VTBoss302]

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Good to chat with you George, hope all is well up there and that you are having fun with your Boss.
All the Best,
Dave

Thanks, Dave.

It's great to have you around.

I've been eyeing that rear brake upgrade for quite some time now, but have yet to pull the trigger.

Kindest regards,

George

 

[VoodooBoss]

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I've been eyeing that rear brake upgrade for quite some time now, but have yet to pull the trigger.

Kindest regards,

George

I've been on the fence on the larger rear rotors and know a couple of people local to me that have done it with no issues. Yet there is no consensus on whether or not this can change the braking balance on our cars. I met with one of the WC race teams at Sonoma last month and asked the driver. He said it does change the balance during high speed braking and didn't recommend installing them with 14" front rotors. The kicker is they sell the upgrade kit on their website. So until there is consensus on this topic I'm staying with the stock size rear rotors.

 

[buland]

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my labor day mods on the ghig boss


t-springs and adj. panhardstab






frpp wheels:





frpp stainless steel clutch line





changed the modified exhaust with stock pipe:






and off course cleaned

 

[Cherno134]

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If anyone knows the part number for that bolt, please let me know.

The part number is D8BZ-4241-C It lists for about $3

 

[Black Boss]

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Had a small vibration on the front left wheel in the last 2 sessions at the Glen yesterday that I put down to rubber worms and/or slight movement of tire on wheel. Got under the car tonight to do my regular post track day check and found that the extended ball joint in the front lower control arm had unscrewed 1-2 rotations.

Plan to replace the entire Howe Ball joint, rather than tighten, as the vibration may have impacted durability:



The control arm has been on the car for over 20 track days and no issues. Makes me wonder if it is tire slippage related, as this is the wheel that had the biggest slippage related vibration issues several track days ago.

 

[Roadhouse]

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Glad you caught it early...

 

[Roadhouse]

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My center stack was looking rather plain so I BMO'd it

 

[Black Boss]

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Glad you caught it early...

Yea, I've witnessed a Mustang have a Ball joint fail, and it wasn't pretty -- you're a passenger at that point. Fortunately in that case it was only body side and LH suspension damage.

 

[steveespo]

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Nick
Was there play in the ball stud? You had a tough time with threads this week. Awesome meeting and running with you, truly great driving a well setup car.
Steve