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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>What a great photo! I have often wondered about the space between the distance piece and the hub, now I have a good image – thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Michael, as I suggested in a reply long ago (I think in response to you when you started on this), I do mine as David Nock suggested with no grease, as the grease makes it more difficult to detect play when you are setting it up. However, I do put a little light oil (sometimes even WD40 on the bearings as I just cannot bring myself to assemble and spin them dry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cheers - Mirek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Max Byers<br><b>Sent:</b> December-11-19 12:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wednesday Rant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That is the edge of the inner race of the outer bearing. I’ve attached another illustration that might add some understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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 #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Michael MacLean [mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 11, 2019 10:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> Max Byers<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wednesday Rant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>OK, I see where the shims go in your cutaway illustration, but what is that thickness of material behind the tabbed washer and outside of the outer bearing?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mike M<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_6549929248"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 4:37:07 AM PST, Max Byers <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>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.<br><br>Steve Byers<br>HBJ8L/36666<br>BJ8 Registry<br>AHCA Delegate at Large<br>Havelock, NC USA<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Bob Haskell<br>Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:19 AM<br>To: Michael MacLean; Healeys<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wednesday Rant<br><br>Mike,<br><br>Yes, the factory parts list I have (AKD3523 shows the shims between the <br>outer bearing and the tabbed washer. A previous owner drew an arrow <br>showing the correct location. The shims go between the distance piece <br>and the outer bearing.<br><br>I've only done the shims on a few Healeys, but I've never seen that many <br>shims required. Less than 0.060" thickness required.<br><br>Can you send some photos of the hardware? Are the parts from a later <br>BJ8, or earlier 3000 (different outer bearing, shims, distance piece, <br>etc)? If the later BJ8, do you have the spacer that goes between the <br>axle and the inner bearing?<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Bob Haskell<br>Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br><br>On 12/11/19 4:42 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:<br>> I'd like to say fitting the splined hubs to the front spindles of <br>> this disc brake conversion for my BN2 has got me seeing stars. I did <br>> not take it apart, so I have no idea what to start with for the number <br>> or size of shims to torque it down with 40-70 ft lbs and still have free <br>> rotation but no end play. I started out with one .020 shim added to one <br>> .030, added to one .010 added to one .005 and one .003 shim. A total <br>> of 5 shims. The hub locks up at 40 ft lbs of torque on the nut, so I <br>> added an identical stack on top of the first five shims. We are talking <br>> .136 thickness in shims total and it still locks up at 40 ft lbs. This <br>> is where I stopped at about midnight last night. I had enough for <br>> tonight. I am going back after it tomorrow, but I am running out of <br>> shims. I have to order more to do the passenger side. Nobody told me <br>> how many shims I might need when putting this together with all new <br>> parts and never having disassembled it in the first place. By the way, <br>> the instructions that a few of you on the list gave me for soing this <br>> job had me a little confuse. The illustration of the two bearings, <br>> distance piece, shims, tabbed washer and castellated nut assembled <br>> without the splined hub for illustration purposes has an arrow at the <br>> bottom of the illustration pointed at the surfaces between the distance <br>> piece and the inside of the out bearing race. It says 12 shims here! <br>> You can clearly see in the picture the shims directly behind the tabbed <br>> washer. I started saying bad words when I saw that. I still have at <br>> least two of every size shim left, but I ma not sure even that will be <br>> enough. I can tell you one thing, if I ever have to turn the rotors <br>> again in the future, you can damn bet they will be turned in place. <br>> There, I feel better now. (Not really!)<br>> Mie MacLean<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>> Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>> <br>> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys%20" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br>> <br>> <a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br>> <br>> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rchaskell@earthlink.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rchaskell@earthlink.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yqtfd04598><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><br>> <br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys%20" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/sbyers@ec.rr.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/sbyers@ec.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yqtfd67422><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id=yqtfd98902><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys%20" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yqtfd42105><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>