- 1. Front Bearing Shims (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Schulz" <eschulz@frontiernet.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:59:52 -0400
- Hi, fellow listers! Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of front bearing shims for a BJ7? Moss wants over $4 each for the .003" and .005" shims. Based on archive recommendations that I should g
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00411.html (7,361 bytes)
- 2. RE: Front Bearing Shims (score: 1)
- Author: "Don" <don@anglesey.us>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:11:26 -0700
- You can probably get by with only two of each size, which is still expensive in my book. I have also used beer cans and whatever else that I could find in my garage that could be cut out and used as
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00412.html (7,856 bytes)
- 3. Re: Front Bearing Shims (score: 1)
- Author: John Loftus <loftusdesign@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:26:17 -0700
- I bought a package of assorted shims through either a local industial hardware store or McMaster-Carr. The problem is you can find the right I.D of .875" (7/8") but the O.D. needs to be 1.25" (1 1/4
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00413.html (8,840 bytes)
- 4. Re: Front Bearing Shims (score: 1)
- Author: "Kevin" <krogers@new.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:35:16 -0500
- I have repacked bearings on many other vehicles and I have never seen spacing pieces or shims. Why do he Healeys need these parts at all. I hope all of my shims are in there Kevin R 60 BN7 -- Origin
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00423.html (7,496 bytes)
- 5. Re: Front Bearing Shims (score: 1)
- Author: jerry adams <cjerryadams@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:23:44 -0700 (PDT)
- To John, Don, Elton, Kevin, and all, When I first repacked my front bearings I found that I had to replace the bearings. In 1975 Healey parts were very hard to find in Columbus, OH but Temkin headqua
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00429.html (10,720 bytes)
- 6. Front bearing shims (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Schulz" <eschulz@frontiernet.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:33:44 -0400
- Thanks to everyone who responded. Some of you had some pretty creative solutions. You've given me a good reason to open another beer - to produce some stock material for bearing shims! Elton Schulz 6
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00452.html (7,150 bytes)
- 7. Re: Front bearing shims (score: 1)
- Author: SJNNOCK@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:07:05 EDT
- Elton ... Suggest you follow the wheel bearing adjustment in my book Tech Talk , page 57 ... 231 pages of tech. info. about your Healey ,,, $30.00 + ,$4.00 SH ... Norman Nock .. British Car Specialis
- /html/healeys/2004-10/msg00455.html (7,113 bytes)
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