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Momo Hub, Momo Hub for Early '73 2.0-S |
sithot |
Aug 16 2019, 09:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None |
Having already received one Momo solid hub that wouldn't go on the steering shaft, on the recommendation of a gent who I buy tools and custom Porsche parts from I tried Amazon for what was purported to be a MOMO 8002 solid hub.
What showed up from "LTB Autosports" turned out NOT TO BE a solid hub as advertised. Anyone can plainly see from the measurements this one wouldn't ever work regardless of configuation. Before I raise the white flag I'm open to suggestions. Jimmy Tidwell made some of these at one time but as the market was covered he prefers to make things you cannot easily buy. OTOH, Ive got a half dozen cool period wheels looking for a car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chowtime.gif) Thanks Tom PS: Box is marked 89-97 Mazda Miata but also has a MOMO 8002 sticker "for Porsche" on it. |
Rob-O |
Nov 18 2019, 05:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Gave up on the Luisi hub. It's not going to fit my 71 914-4 although the shop that sells them swears they've sold a lot of these and no one has ever had a problem? What? Fast forword to today.... I bit the bullet, found and purchased a Momo 8000. It fits great out of the box. It was necessary to tap the 3 holes on the backside where the turn signal cancellation ring fits. Done. My only issue was trying to ground the horn button to the inside of the hub. The Momo horn button I had in hand had 2 electrical connectors. The Momo 8000 hub has one wire. Something doesn't translate here. For now I just snuck a wire underneath the large washer/nut that holds the steering wheel on. Put that wire on one of the horn button connectors and the wire from the hub to the other horn button connector. We have a horn. How have other people completed the circuit for the Momo horn button? I did exactly as you did. I just snuck the wire under the large washer and put the nut on. I figured I'd feel it if the nut started getting loose. That never happened and I recently went back to the factory steering wheel. Guess I never paid much attention to all of the steering wheels between early and late. But wouldn't it have been easier to just put one of the late canceling rings on the Luisi hub? Or for that matter, the early factory wheel? By the way, there is a guy (in Mexico, maybe?) that makes small patches of leather with the Porsche logo embossed on them. They're designed to fit the Momo horn button. If you get one you may have to flatten' the copper or brass cone inside the horn button in order for the leather piece to have enough room to 'float' above the contact. |
raynekat |
Nov 18 2019, 11:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I did exactly as you did. I just snuck the wire under the large washer and put the nut on. I figured I'd feel it if the nut started getting loose. That never happened and I recently went back to the factory steering wheel. Guess I never paid much attention to all of the steering wheels between early and late. But wouldn't it have been easier to just put one of the late canceling rings on the Luisi hub? Or for that matter, the early factory wheel? The main problem with the Luisi is that the spring loaded horn contact pin in their hub does not line up correctly with the Porsche factory copper horn contact ring that is in the steering column. It was going to be a major deal to get that sorted. There were enough other issues that just didn't make it worth the while. Momo horn button was too small for the Luisi hub, the factory turn signal cancellation ring does screw on the back of the Luisi hub...but it's clocked incorrectly. Just enough issues to make it unusable in the end...at least to me. Perhaps there are clever fabricators here that could have made that Luisi work; just not me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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