Endfloat - Distributor Driveshat

landfall Officially Full-On Dubber

290 posts · joined Jun 2014 · 30 May 2015, 7:40 pm

#1014247

Using 2 x .6mm (.023") shims I have only .007" endfloat in my driveshat.

It seems that you can only purchase .6mm shims?

The Wilson book states that a minimum of .020" endfloat is necessary, but the Bentley manual does not give any measurement.

Any suggestions please.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 2 Jun 2015, 5:49 pm

#1014411

Um, so one shim would give you 30thou clearance.

Or you use some 180 wet n dry lubed with WD40 and sand the shims using a figure of 8 motion to give a flat surface.

Beyond that try the UK or USA vendors as they are normally far better stocked than the Oz vendors.

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

landfall Officially Full-On Dubber

290 posts · joined Jun 2014 · 4 Jun 2015, 9:07 am

#1014492

psimitar,

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

I did try and wet and dry the shims, but they are hardened and my fingers are softening.

Managed to change distributors and this gave me the correct clearance.

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 4 Jun 2015, 10:18 pm

#1014530

Cool glad you found a solution. Another option for hardened shims is clamp your grinder in a bench vice and then with a 1mm slitting disc you hold the shims in a molegrip pliers and use the slit disc as a version of a surface grinder. With a steady hand you can get good results but of course WH&S would have a field day with such a method being used. 😂

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 5 Jun 2015, 7:42 pm

#1014562

🤪 have you heard about surface grinder?

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 6 Jun 2015, 10:09 pm

#1014613

cb john wrote:🤪 have you heard about surface grinder?

Yes, my dad used to use em all the time as a toolmaker 🙂

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍

landfall Officially Full-On Dubber

290 posts · joined Jun 2014 · 7 Jun 2015, 8:09 am

#1014623

cb john wrote:🤪 have you heard about surface grinder?

Yep, have you heard about ridiculous labour charges?

cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 7 Jun 2015, 9:55 am

#1014626

🙂For no or little money, no or little music...

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 7 Jun 2015, 10:06 am

#1014628

Lot of fuss over a little washer. 😉

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 7 Jun 2015, 5:43 pm

#1014651

landfall wrote:
cb john wrote:🤪 have you heard about surface grinder?
Yep, have you heard about ridiculous labour charges?

😂 😂 😂 Nail on the head dude 😂

Hence my cheaper solutions 🙂

madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍