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 landfall
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| posted on May 30th, 2015 at 07:40 PM |
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Endfloat - Distributor Driveshat
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.
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| posted on June 2nd, 2015 at 05:49 PM |
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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.
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| posted on June 4th, 2015 at 09:07 AM |
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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.
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| posted on June 4th, 2015 at 10:18 PM |
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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. 
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| posted on June 5th, 2015 at 07:42 PM |
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 have you heard about surface grinder?
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| posted on June 6th, 2015 at 10:09 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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have you heard about surface grinder?
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Yes, my dad used to use em all the time as a toolmaker 
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| posted on June 7th, 2015 at 08:09 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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have you heard about surface grinder?
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Yep, have you heard about ridiculous labour charges?
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cb john
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| posted on June 7th, 2015 at 09:55 AM |
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For no or little money, no or little music...
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| posted on June 7th, 2015 at 10:06 AM |
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Lot of fuss over a little washer. 
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on June 7th, 2015 at 05:43 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by cb john
have you heard about surface grinder?
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Yep, have you heard about ridiculous labour charges?
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Nail on the head dude
Hence my cheaper solutions
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