Steve, I was surprised to hear you mention the cut of the slots at an angle as being original. On the old ones I have taken apart, all slots are parallel to the ends.
I would think, however, that if the two bolts are sufficiently tight, the shims couldn't drop out! On my old bodies, I also found that the shims are completely sealed around the accessible 3 sides, with body sealant so they have to be DUG out! Just my thoughts, Cheers, Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "spitfires list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:10 AM Subject: tie bar spacing shims and rear wheel alignment > I get a knocking from the rear suspension when carrying a passenger. I > found that the tie bar mount is not snugly fixed to the tub and I'm > guessing (since none of the nuts & bolts seem to want to move) that > spacer shims have simply fallen out. Is there an easy way to check the > rear alignment or am I going to have to shell out? I had hoped to order > shims and slip them in, and maybe tack them in place with a dab of weld, > but I got one back from rimmer bros and it's plated in some way that > makes it look "unweldy". I was also slightly annoyed to see that they > haven't stuck to the original designs: pictures in the workshop manual > show the slots in the spacer shims being at an angle, so that gravity > can hold the shims in place. The rimmer bros ones are cut parallel to > the short sides and thus likely to drop out again. I have a feeling > this is the tinkle that I heard when I was worrying about the noise from > the brake discs. I thought the thing from the brake disc had fallen out > onto the road but now I think it was a spacer shim. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
