Nice pic Steve
Alan - from my iPad
> On 11 Dec 2019, at 12:37, Max Byers <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Mike, I don't know if your installation is like a BJ8, but the shim
> thickness in my BJ8 is 0.047. Make sure your assembly is like the attachment.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Haskell
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:19 AM
> To: Michael MacLean; Healeys
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wednesday Rant
>
> Mike,
>
> Yes, the factory parts list I have (AKD3523 shows the shims between the
> outer bearing and the tabbed washer. A previous owner drew an arrow
> showing the correct location. The shims go between the distance piece
> and the outer bearing.
>
> I've only done the shims on a few Healeys, but I've never seen that many
> shims required. Less than 0.060" thickness required.
>
> Can you send some photos of the hardware? Are the parts from a later
> BJ8, or earlier 3000 (different outer bearing, shims, distance piece,
> etc)? If the later BJ8, do you have the spacer that goes between the
> axle and the inner bearing?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
>> On 12/11/19 4:42 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:
>> I'd like to say fitting the splined hubs to the front spindles of
>> this disc brake conversion for my BN2 has got me seeing stars. I did
>> not take it apart, so I have no idea what to start with for the number
>> or size of shims to torque it down with 40-70 ft lbs and still have free
>> rotation but no end play. I started out with one .020 shim added to one
>> .030, added to one .010 added to one .005 and one .003 shim. A total
>> of 5 shims. The hub locks up at 40 ft lbs of torque on the nut, so I
>> added an identical stack on top of the first five shims. We are talking
>> .136 thickness in shims total and it still locks up at 40 ft lbs. This
>> is where I stopped at about midnight last night. I had enough for
>> tonight. I am going back after it tomorrow, but I am running out of
>> shims. I have to order more to do the passenger side. Nobody told me
>> how many shims I might need when putting this together with all new
>> parts and never having disassembled it in the first place. By the way,
>> the instructions that a few of you on the list gave me for soing this
>> job had me a little confuse. The illustration of the two bearings,
>> distance piece, shims, tabbed washer and castellated nut assembled
>> without the splined hub for illustration purposes has an arrow at the
>> bottom of the illustration pointed at the surfaces between the distance
>> piece and the inside of the out bearing race. It says 12 shims here!
>> You can clearly see in the picture the shims directly behind the tabbed
>> washer. I started saying bad words when I saw that. I still have at
>> least two of every size shim left, but I ma not sure even that will be
>> enough. I can tell you one thing, if I ever have to turn the rotors
>> again in the future, you can damn bet they will be turned in place.
>> There, I feel better now. (Not really!)
>> Mie MacLean
>>
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