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Re: Rear end rebuilding -- THANKS!!

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Subject: Re: Rear end rebuilding -- THANKS!!
From: "Brad Kahler" <Brad.Kahler@141.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:23:36 -0600
Thanks to the generosity of several listers I should now be able 
to come up with the right combination of shims to complete the 
job.  

Only item I'm still lacking is the pinion spacer........

Thanks!!

Brad
1957 TR3


>I've decided to follow Henry Frye's advice and assemble my 
>Southwick axle as soon as possible.  Apparently after Henry 
>installed the Salisbury LSD in his Southwick modified axie he ran 
>into the problem of axles being to short and had to get new 
longer 
>axles from Southwick.  Since his application was a TR4 and mine 
is 
>a TR3 I can't simply use the same length axles as Henry.
>
>The axle I had converted was one I received from Joe(A) and it 
was 
>just the bare housing with the bearing caps.  So I'm in the 
>process or ordering new bearings and shims.  Since this is 
a "new" 
>installation I needed to order these components .  I was able to 
>get the bearings without any problem but most of the shims appear 
>to be "discontinued" or "no longer sold".  
>
>So, does anyone have any idea where I can come up with the 
various 
>shims I'll need to get the diff set up properly?
>
>Also, if anyone has a spare Pinion Spacer laying around I'd be 
>happy to buy it.  
>
>Thanks!
>
>Brad
>1957 TR3 

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