I don't think shimming is a good idea, but shimming with aluminum foil
is certainly not. Brass is better for shimming.
Bill Kelly wrote:
>
> I'm in the middle of rebuilding the whole rear axle on my poor Herald.
> This question concerns the axle shafts.
>
> I measured all 8 u-joint bores, 2 in each axle and 2 in each flange. 7
> of them were .937". One was .942". The worn bore is on an axle, not a
> flange, so it would be very expensive to replace.
>
> Can I shim it? If so, is Al foil OK, or is the dissimilar metals issue
> going to bite me? Can a machine shop sleeve the bad bore? Can they do it
> for a lot less than the $150 for a new axle? Has anybody had any success
> overcoming this without buying an axle?
>
> Bill Kelly
> 2 sick Triumphs
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George Richardson
The Wyvern - '57 TR3, TS15559L - Now on the road!
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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