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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Harold,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The info. helps. I have shim stock of various thickness for different purposes. The metallurgy is easy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Harold Manifold<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 20, 2017 11:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Bob Spidell' <bspidell@comcast.net>; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Making wheel bearing shims<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>I am in the process of restoring a Mark 1 BT7. I have what appears to be original BMC shims and replacements I recently purchased from AH Spares. These are the dimensions:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>AH Spares 22.4mm x 30.2mm (0.882" x 1.189")</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>BMC 22.7mm x 32.3mm (0.894" x 1.272")</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Unless you are a Metallurgist I would not suggest making shims. Matching the dimensions is easy, matching the tensile strength, wear performance and steel chemistry is hard.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>I trust this helps,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Harold</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 20, 2017 8:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Making wheel bearing shims</span><o:p></o:p></p><p>McMaster-Carr has a large variety of shims:<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-shims/=190um7n">https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-shims/=190um7n</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Of course, you'd need to know the ID and OD.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=io-ox-signature>--------------------------------<br>Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On August 20, 2017 at 4:09 PM goldengt <<a href="mailto:goldengt@cal.net">goldengt@cal.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I figured the edges get squeezed flat so it doesn't matter. Seemed to work in the bad old days when we couldn't get new.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ken Freese <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>65 BJ8<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="ox-75b445be44-composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From: Bob Haskell <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Date: 8/20/17 7:11 AM (GMT-07:00)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To: John Spaur <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>>, <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Making wheel bearing shims<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>John,<br><br>Is Moss just out of stock? They're shown on their web page, item 121, <br>part numbers 263-1[4567]5.<br><br><a href="http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=28887">http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=28887</a><br><br>I'd also be interested in hearing about any experiences making shims - <br>especially how they kept the edges flat.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Bob Haskell<br>AHCA 3000 MkI registrar<br><a href="http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php">http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php</a><br><br>On 08/20/2017 01:44 AM, John Spaur wrote:<br>> Has anyone made the front axle stub wheel bearing shims? I have bought <br>> them before but was curious about making them because you never know <br>> what size shim will be needed during a bearing repack. Moreover, it <br>> appears Moss has them for a BJ8 but not a MKII BT7.<br>> <br>> John Spaur<br>> <br>> San Jose, CA<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>