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Tim and All,
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I knew the Dnuz had addressed this situation previously, so I looked it =
up. Took some searching (I started at 1990), but I found it in the Fe=
bruary 1980 issue, including a copy of the factory drawing which shows thes=
e plates incorrectly. For those of us in the association in those days, the=
pages of the Dnuz drip with nostalgia.
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P.S. Y=E2=80=99all are aware that every issue of the Dnuz is available a=
t WPTA.club, aren=E2=80=99t you?
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On 08/06/2026 3:39 PM EDT Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu> wrote:
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</div> I have recently finished installation of the RATCO cross member t=
hat serves as the rear diff support and the mounting plate for the lever sh=
ocks. The project was long and a bit tedious, but I am very happy with the =
result. However, when I was reassembling the hubs to the aluminum trailing =
arms I found that a couple of the six studs on each TA had stripped the hol=
es or their own threads when the studs came out with the nyloc nuts. I deci=
ded to use the Patton-Machine TARK-KS guide kit for drilling and tapping th=
e trailing arms for Keenserts. That went extremely well, and I now feel con=
fident that the hubs (and wheels!) are securely mounted to the new studs th=
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Today I thought I was going to simply adjust the brakes, so I got out m=
y official shop manual to refresh my memory. Now I feel pretty foolish, so =
I am going to have to ask for help. The diagram of the brake cylinder shim =
sequence in the manual does not agree with the instructions. I am pretty su=
re that the instructions are right and my earlier installation based on the=
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The manual says:
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1) The thin spring(y) shim with 2 tabs at the open end slides into the=
cylinder's groove first, from the front side (where the hand brake lever i=
s), against the back of the backplate with the tabs pointing out.
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2) The thicker flat locking shim slides in from the opposite direction=
until the tabs from the spring shim fit into the slots in the locking shim=
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3) The shorter flat spacing shim slides in from the front on top of th=
e other shims. Somehow I have misplaced one of these shims--another problem=
to deal with!
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Is that correct? I had reversed the first two shims.
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If anyone has an interest in or questions about the the RATCO installa=
tion or the Patton-Machine kit, I would be happy to provide details.
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Tim
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