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WTB rear spindle spacers
« on: February 21, 2013, 01:34:19 AM »
Hi all, need some rear spindle spacer, could send back what I don't need.
Or does anybody know where I could get some from in oz before I order some from USA .
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 11:19:25 AM »
See the add on the bottom of this page,
 I think  he will have what you want
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2013, 03:14:28 PM »
Thanks for that, i called today and he might have some laying around I just need to measure what i need :cheers:
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2013, 11:12:40 AM »
I used the ones that came out of the left side and got it down to .04mm, i think that is about 0.00157480315 inch.

Do you think that will do (dry no grease)
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2013, 11:32:08 AM »
sound like you achieved  a good result
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2013, 01:58:15 PM »
I measured the other side and got the shim from the left, and that is 3.20mm and ended up with 0.10 end play SOOO if i try and get the #3 shim that is 3.38 and skim that down. How does that sound as a plain?
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2013, 02:15:46 PM »
Mate
There is no problem  machining the shim
find some one how has surface grinder to get a decent parallel shim
where  are you located
As I remember it the tolerance is 0.003" to 0.008"
some people say 0.0 to 0.003"
I don't think I would be to worried about 0.1mm 0.004"

you could try lapping  all the surfaces  of the spacers you might just  close the tolerance up
if you don't have lapping compound  use 400 wet n dry backed up with a piece of glass
 
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2013, 09:05:04 AM »
Any diff shop should be able to skim a shim for you.

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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2013, 06:55:19 PM »
How thick is the one you need in thou

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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2013, 07:01:49 PM »
If you have 3.20 mm shim with 0.10 end float you need to decrease shim to  3.10mm to get zero end float. 3.38mm will give you 0.28 end float

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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2013, 08:59:47 PM »
Bugger, i went the wrong way and Scott from the supporter from the add below is sending me one that is going to be way to big, more than .5 mm.
He did have one smaller but it is on my work email, i will check first thing. I think he said he had one that was 3.18

3.10 millimetres = 0.122047244 inches or 3.10 millimetres = 122.047244 thou
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Re: WTB rear spindle spacers
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2013, 11:25:22 AM »
Scott from Corvette Alterations is sending both shims, so all sorted.

On a side note the RH side was completed last light :shades:
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