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Diff shims - Marcus Ling - 10-02-2021 Can anyone suggest a supplier who might have shims available for adjustment of the diff in my 1926 rear axle please. I have checked all the normal suppliers but none of them have these listed. Many Thanks Marcus RE: Diff shims - Bob Culver - 10-02-2021 How thick are beer cans? RE: Diff shims - Alan - 10-02-2021 Springmasters in Redditch will sell you what you need. Google will find them. RE: Diff shims - Marcus Ling - 10-02-2021 Thank you Alan, I will send them an email. Hopefully they will post to New Zealand Cheers Marcus RE: Diff shims - Ruairidh Dunford - 10-02-2021 Marcus, if shipping to NZ is a problem, post them to me and I will ship them on to you. RE: Diff shims - Stuart Giles - 10-02-2021 If push comes to shove you can make your own shims using sheet metal punches and steel shimstock (or probably beer cans as Bob suggests). I've had to make shims for rear axle rebuilds on quite a few (non A7) cars. Usually, you only really need a punch for the inside diameter as a pair of decent snips and a steady hand will do for cutting the outside. RE: Diff shims - A G Wood - 11-02-2021 Also Marcus, I've had them cut [and also pinion depth shims] for other makes from sheet shim stock by water jetting. Not expensive and very satisfactory, there are slight burrs left by the process but nothing a rub with 600 W & D on a flat surface won't fix. RE: Diff shims - Marcus Ling - 11-02-2021 Thanks Ruairidh, That's a very kind offer. I am going to check to see if I have the correct size sheet metal punch in which case I can make some locally which is probably easiest. But if I can't and Springmasters can supply then I'll see what can be organised. Cheers Marcus Thanks Stuart, I will give this a try Cheers Marcus Thanks AG, If I don't have a suitable chassis punch I will look at this. I have had solid copper A7 head gaskets cut using water cutting so its an option. Cheers Marcus RE: Diff shims - A G Wood - 11-02-2021 I have also heard [although I haven't personally tried this] that if you have access to a lathe home made mild steel punches squeezed in the vice or put under your bench top press work for one-offs.