[Fot] Uprated stub axle kit / shims

[Bill Tobin]

Mine runs .018 to .020.
Bill
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From: "Dan Cronin" <adcronin at mi.rr.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:22 PM
Subject: [Fot] Uprated stub axle kit / shims


> 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 allow 
> the disk / wheel to turn without too much effort.  The instructions say to 
> start with 0.015 and then (usually) reduce to around 0.007 and then 
> install the grease seal, inner bearing, spacer, shim pack, outer bearing, 
> washer and nut torqued to 45–50 ‘#.  Anyone else finding they need to use 
> considerably more in the way of shims than the instructions indicate?
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