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Re: [Fot] Uprated stub axle kit / shims

To: Dan Cronin <adcronin@mi.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Uprated stub axle kit / shims
From: Bruce Stutzman <stutztr4@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:18:33 -0400
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My TR4 has no shims.
Bruce Stutzman

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Dan Cronin <adcronin@mi.rr.com> wrote:

> Am putting the up-rated stub axle kit on my TR2 with TR6 front suspension
> / disc brakes and find that I need nearly 0.030 in shim thickness to allo=
w
> the disk / wheel to turn without too much effort.  The instructions say t=
o
> start with 0.015 and then (usually) reduce to around 0.007 and then insta=
ll
> the grease seal, inner bearing, spacer, shim pack, outer bearing, washer
> and nut torqued to 45=E2=80=9350 =E2=80=98#.  Anyone else finding they ne=
ed to use
> considerably more in the way of shims than the instructions indicate?
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<div dir=3D"ltr">My TR4 has no shims.<div>Bruce Stutzman</div></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at =
9:22 PM, Dan Cronin <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:adcronin@mi.rr.=
com" target=3D"_blank">adcronin@mi.rr.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">Am putting the up-rated stub axle kit on my TR2 with=
 TR6 front suspension / disc brakes and find that I need nearly 0.030 in sh=
im thickness to allow the disk / wheel to turn without too much effort.=C2=
=A0 The instructions say to start with 0.015 and then (usually) reduce to a=
round 0.007 and then install the grease seal, inner bearing, spacer, shim p=
ack, outer bearing, washer and nut torqued to 45=E2=80=9350 =E2=80=98#.=C2=
=A0 Anyone else finding they need to use considerably more in the way of sh=
ims than the instructions indicate?<br>
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