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Re: Christmas time repairs

To: Spitfire 1500 <s1500@comcast.net>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Christmas time repairs
From: doug@dougbraun.com
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 23:43:36 -0500
At 12:23 AM 12/25/2005 -0600, Spitfire 1500 wrote:

>.092 inches for the front & rear. Brand new(standard size) ones: .092 inches. 
>Ugh. I did all this
>thrust washer work for nuttin'. Oh well, peace of mind I guess. 

I had exactly the same thing happen when I replaced my thrust washers a few 
years ago.  There was about .012"
of endfloat, which I measured with a dial indicator.  For all I know, it's been 
that way since the car was new...

Doug Braun
'72 Spit 


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