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Subject: [Healeys] Wednesday Rant
From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:42:58 +0000 (UTC)
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I'd like to say fitting the splined hubs to the fr=
ont spindles of this disc brake conversion for my BN2 has got me seeing sta=
rs.=C2=A0 I did not take it apart, so I have no idea what to start with for=
 the number or size of shims to torque it down with 40-70 ft lbs and still =
have free rotation but no end play.=C2=A0 I started out with one .020 shim =
added to one .030, added to one .010 added to one .005 and one .003 shim.=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 A total of 5 shims.=C2=A0 The hub locks up at 40 ft lbs of tor=
que on the nut, so I added an identical stack on top of the first five shim=
s.=C2=A0 We are talking .136 thickness in shims total and it still locks up=
 at 40 ft lbs.=C2=A0 This is where I stopped at about midnight last night.=
=C2=A0 I had enough for tonight.=C2=A0 I am going back after it tomorrow, b=
ut I am running out of shims.=C2=A0 I have to order more to do the passenge=
r side.=C2=A0 Nobody told me how many shims I might need when putting this =
together with all new parts and never having disassembled it in the first p=
lace.=C2=A0 By the way, the instructions that a few of you on the list gave=
 me for soing this job had me a little confuse.=C2=A0 The illustration of t=
he two bearings, distance piece, shims, tabbed washer and castellated nut a=
ssembled without the splined hub for illustration purposes has an arrow at =
the bottom of the illustration pointed at the surfaces between the distance=
 piece and the inside of the out bearing race.=C2=A0 It says 12 shims here!=
=C2=A0 You can clearly see in the picture the shims directly behind the tab=
bed washer.=C2=A0 I started saying bad words when I saw that.=C2=A0 I still=
 have at least two of every size shim left, but I ma not sure even that wil=
l be enough.=C2=A0 I can tell you one thing,=C2=A0 if I ever have to turn t=
he rotors again in the future, you can damn bet they will be turned in plac=
e.=C2=A0 There, I feel better now. (Not really!)
Mie MacLean

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ly:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" data-setdir=3D"false">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd like to say fitting th=
e splined hubs to the front spindles of this disc brake conversion for my B=
N2 has got me seeing stars.&nbsp; I did not take it apart, so I have no ide=
a what to start with for the number or size of shims to torque it down with=
 40-70 ft lbs and still have free rotation but no end play.&nbsp; I started=
 out with one .020 shim added to one .030, added to one .010 added to one .=
005 and one .003 shim.&nbsp;&nbsp; A total of 5 shims.&nbsp; The hub locks =
up at 40 ft lbs of torque on the nut, so I added an identical stack on top =
of the first five shims.&nbsp; We are talking .136 thickness in shims total=
 and it still locks up at 40 ft lbs.&nbsp; This is where I stopped at about=
 midnight last night.&nbsp; I had enough for tonight.&nbsp; I am going back=
 after it tomorrow, but I am running out of shims.&nbsp; I have to order mo=
re to do the passenger side.&nbsp; Nobody told me how many shims I might ne=
ed when putting this together with all new parts and never having disassemb=
led it in the first place.&nbsp; By the way, the instructions that a few of=
 you on the list gave me for soing this job had me a little confuse.&nbsp; =
The illustration of the two bearings, distance piece, shims, tabbed washer =
and castellated nut assembled without the splined hub for illustration purp=
oses has an arrow at the bottom of the illustration pointed at the surfaces=
 between the distance piece and the inside of the out bearing race.&nbsp; I=
t says 12 shims here!&nbsp; You can clearly see in the picture the shims di=
rectly behind the tabbed washer.&nbsp; I started saying bad words when I sa=
w that.&nbsp; I still have at least two of every size shim left, but I ma n=
ot sure even that will be enough.&nbsp; I can tell you one thing,&nbsp; if =
I ever have to turn the rotors again in the future, you can damn bet they w=
ill be turned in place.&nbsp; There, I feel better now. (Not really!)<br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mie MacLean<br></div></div></bod=
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