On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Patton Dickson wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> Well I'm back to square one with my shim trouble (or maybe one and a
> half), and need some advice.
>
> Last weekend, I went over to finish my front end job (that was supposed
> to be finished in December) with my 5 shiny new kingpin shims in hand,
> to add to the two that I got with the front end rebuild kits. On the
> left side, it took 3 shims, everything worked just fine. But on the
> right side, I used the last 4, and when I tighten down the kingpin nut,
> it still seizes. ARGH, and as you may remember, I had bought what had
> amounted to the last 5 of these in the US.
>
> So here is my dilemma now. I know I have to make my own. I bought some
> brass shim stock (the original was tin, that doesn't matter does it).
> So now I need to cut it. What is the best way to cut it any stay
> reasonably accurate. I don't have a great deal of room for mistake
> since the inner and outer diameters are pretty close. Also, I know that
> I cannot drill the center since it would tear something so thin.
>
> Any suggestions, its frustrating to be held up 3 weeks by something so
> tiny.
>
> Patton
>
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> Patton Dickson---Dallas, TX---1967 A-H Sprite---H-AN9-L/69437
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>
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> welcome.
>
>
>
Harbor Freight has a 15 piece punch kit on sale for $15.99. "Use on rubber
leather, copperr, soft brass and other materials" It makes holes from 1/4
to 1 1/2 inch.
...Art
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