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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. |
raynekat |
Oct 31 2019, 04:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,157 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The hub adapter kit showed up today from Classicgarage.com.
It's a good new/bad news story. The good news first. All the parts "look" good, but looks can be deceiving as they say. The company that makes these is Luisi out of Italy. I ordered the S5904 that is supposed to be for 69-71 914's. Here is a pic of the parts you get. The silver ring that the horn button is supposed to snap into has an ID that is too big to accommodate a standard Momo horn button. Luckily most Momo wheels come with the correct silver ring that has the right ID for your horn button. Issue dodged there. The adapter itself slides onto the column splines correctly and pushes on just right. There is no big gap between the backside of this hub and where it meets up to the rest of the column. Now comes the deal breaker to me.... See pic below. The hole where the spring loaded contact pin is supposed to go is way too far inboard. See yellow arrow. The location for the contact pin needs to be a good 1/4 - 3/8" farther out. Where it's located now, the pin won't ride on the copper contact ring but on the screws that locate the ring. That's just not going to work. Your steering wheel will either stop turning when the contact pin hits one of the contact ring screw heads.....or you'll just shear off or bend the contact pin. Nice! If you look at the Momo 8000 pictured in post #16, you can see that the contact pin on that hub is outboard much farther than where the Luisi hub contact pin location will be. Time to come up with another solution as the correct Momo 8000 hubs are NLA. Modifying a stock wheel might be an option except that they are very expensive being so much like the RS wheel everyone wants. |
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