Re: [FWDLK] '59 Rear axle overhaul

[Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 The three bottommost, of the five stud holes, on the flat-topped 
late-60's shims,
will attach to our round-flanged axles' studs.

Those shims do their job just fine, especially when sandwiched between
'our' shims.

That's what what was done on my car, to 'set' the axle bearings, and a 
slick digital
infrared/laser/whatever thermometer confirmed that the end results were not
causing or allowing  any bearing overheating to occur.


Neil Vedder



On 8/28/2010 12:40 PM, Mike Apfelbeck wrote:
> How about using the adjustable bearing retainer from a later model 
> axle, is the bolt pattern the same?
>
> Mike
>
> At 10:36 AM 8/28/2010, Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc wrote:
> >  Late model 'square-topped' axle shims can be used, on our
> > full-circular-ly   flanged axles.
> >
> > After buying a set of circular shims from "Big M" , on the FWDLK 
> > website,
> > I discovered that I still needed some extra shims.
> >
> > I found him on the 'Pay, but others have used his services, too : 
> > "Doctordiff1"
> >
> > Doctordiff's shims can be sandwiched in, as necessary, on our axles
> > and that's what my own shop did for my car.
> >
> > Neil Vedder

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