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Early rear axle shims
#1
Hi,
Can anyone suggest if the shims for the crown wheel carrier bearings are available for the early rear axle that doesn't have the adjusters please. 
I have searched the usual suppliers but cant find any listed.

Thanks
Marcus
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#2
I ended up making shims for my later axle. Not that difficult with a Ruby bearing housing, tin snips and a close fitting parallel punch. I think the torque tube bolt pattern is the same as the earlier axles.
A 1 gallon thinners can, a beer can and a Red Bull can are useful raw materials of different thicknesses.
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#3
There’s a company called Springmasters in Redditch. They sold me some shim washers a few years ago.
Alan Fairless
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#4
...or if you're the fussy type, it's fairly easy to find sheets / packs of shim steel on eBay...
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#5
Ten years ago, when I did my '28 Chummy axle, I made a few from 5 thou shim material - 2" OD with a 1 1/2" hole.

Both the OD and hole were punched out.
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#6
Hi,
Thanks for all the suggestions, I will get on and make some.

Cheers

Marcus
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#7
My punch approach

   
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#8
Hi Everyone,

I found some stainless shims on Ebay, that are 50mm OD x 40mm ID and 0.001 thou thick. 10 shims delivered cost me NZD 9.58 or around five quid.

   

Maybe this will help someone in future

Cheers

Marcus
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