Hi All, I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Summer !!! I finally got the front syncro wheel bearings figured out. (pricey lesson :o) ! but a lesson well learned ! :o) Just got back from a 2500 mile trip and everything seemed to go real well with the suspension! Now, to complete the rear suspension. (Should be a Lot easier than the front)! &, Yeah, I kind of ruined one backing plate removing the notched V shaped shoe holder. Man! they're tight! What exactly is the advantage to shim them out the 2-3 MM? Does it center the shoes better or what? & what is everyone using for shims? I bought the shoes & ATE cylinders from GoWesty. I hope they are the good ones. Same part number, but no core charge? I like that they have them in stock, ready for shipping! And, I believe they use some kind of Lightning process to ship with... They're Fast !!! :o) I'm doing the whole enchilada back there too. 2" raiser springs, shocks, bushings, bearings, CV's, brakes, spacers, wheels & tires, rust bullet paint etc... I was just over to the DIY car wash this AM to spray all of the heavy grease off / out of the CV's What a mess! Painters paper coveralls, target store bags over the shoes etc! Strip all of that off & throw in the garbage after spraying is done. I use a heavy sand blast screened box to set everything in so I don't loose any ball bearings ! & will now re-clean with petro and compressor air dry; Synthetic grease & It's a happy puppy again !!! Now,,, about that SVX !!! ;o) best, JC...
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Warren Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote: > Got some good info on those shims. It turns out that the notched open > v-shaped thing at the bottom of the brake is not threaded. Those > notched things pull out and the shims go beneath them. I was able to > get one off but the others would not budge. I'm soaking everything in > PB Blaster and I'll see how things are in the morning. > > Thanks to all who provided input on this topic. > > Warren > 88 Westy "Billy Bones" > |
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