[Mgs] Crank shims for MGB

Barney Gaylord barneymg at mgaguru.com
Mon Feb 21 00:46:12 MST 2011


Moss part number 460-440 is .006" thick.  It's in the printed catalog 
(so far), but thickness spec is not on their web site.

At 12:29 AM 2/21/2011 -0600, Duvall Video Productions wrote:
>I bought the expensive Payen gasket set for my B rebuild.  Unfortunately I
>discovered the thickness is substantially greater than the original and that
>moves the front plate away from the block which shifts the position of the
>cam.   Checking my sprocket alignment shows I need .020 or so of shim to bring
>the crank sprocket into alignment.
>
>Moss and British Victoria both show shims but doesn't say how thick they are.
>Anybody know if Napa sells something that would work or dealt with this
>before?


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