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1. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 20:40:57 +0000; One each under the middle pair. PaulH.; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00038.html (7,491 bytes)
2. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: Hicks <hicks@mohawk.net>; Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 19:46:01 -0400; Thanks to all. That's all I needed, 1 each for the two middle posts - but the discussions been great! Don Hicks 70 BGT; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00048.html (7,664 bytes)
3. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net; Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 07:02:23 -0700; I only assumed thats when they were fitted. The 18V engine was in the Marina long before it was fitted to the MGB, perhaps ALL 'B' series were so 'shimmed'. I still have to find a reason, and am foll; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00127.html (8,003 bytes)
4. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net; Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 16:54:37 -0700; If you want back copies of these articles, ( including the MGB V8) email < practical.classics@ecm.emap.com > They have a web site on < www.classiccarsworld.co.uk > I have also found diagrams of the s; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00235.html (9,634 bytes)
5. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net; Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 07:08:42 -0700; It has now got under my skin, I am determined to find a reason for them. Neil.; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00251.html (11,060 bytes)
6. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net; Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 18:25:33 -0700; All the posts are the same, the head is flat, so, yes the rocker shaft must be bent by the ten-thou. I am still trying to find out why. John Lawson of the Marina Drivers Club has sent me a pile of da; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00261.html (7,842 bytes)
7. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 17:58:04 -0400; Neil, Just a bit of information re your quest....my BMC parts book, which covers up to 1970 models contains no information regarding these shims. They are not shown, nor are they mentioned in any was; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00265.html (12,176 bytes)
8. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 23:06:20; requiring it the Being a mechanical engineer, I shall venture a guess. The Rocker shaft is a slip fit in the bores of the pedestals, and not a particularly tight slip fit. There is a tolerance on the; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00289.html (9,686 bytes)
9. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net; Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 11:09:36 -0700; I had thought of something similar to that as well. On some engines, ( Triumph, Ford, ) the post is split, so it clamps onto the shaft when the nuts are tightend. Seems a cheepo way of sorting it tho; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00293.html (10,383 bytes)
10. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 08:01:16 -0700; You've come up with what certainly is the most logical answer to this question, which has puzzled me for years. Thinking about your suggestion, I have to agree - for the following reason: I have tak; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00306.html (11,395 bytes)
11. Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net; Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 08:41:09 -0700; This will teach me to rely on memory...I WAS WRONG...... In the MGB workshop manual I have, shims are not mentioned. In the excellent book an all 'B' series engines, by Lindsay Porter, shims are not; /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01756.html (7,274 bytes)
12. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 07:24:49 -0700; Well, Neil, not bad! You found a reference to the shims being under the center posts only, but not the reason why. So, 5 points on a scale of one to ten.......... To win the trip to Hawaii, now track; /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01764.html (8,352 bytes)
13. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:40:50 +0000; My Haynes (published 1981) mentions the shims (.005in, .13mm), my workshop manual (1976) does not. Haynes says to fit them to earlier engines when reassembling. Both say to slacken all cylinder head; /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01777.html (7,910 bytes)
14. Re: Rocker Post Shims....... (score: 1): Author: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>; Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 19:01:56 -0400; The shims are shown in the Moss MGB catalog also. Says to use from GB on....I'll have to get out my BMC parts book and see if they're shown. (I've ALWAYS wondered what those two shims were supposed t; /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01794.html (8,676 bytes)

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