shimming knuckles
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shimming knuckles
hey everyone i need a bit of help finding somewhere near calgary alberta that can reshim the knuckles on a solid front axle. So far the dealers in southern alberta are unable to help me at all. i know of a small shop outside Nelson B.C. that can do it but thats a six hr drive. i am installing a new hi-steer kit as well as a knuckle rebuild and just dont want to screw up anything. if i have to ill order the sst and do it myself but for now id rather find somewhere thet can do the shimming for me
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i still have the bottom shims i never removed the bottom caps when i tore it all down but i cant find my old top arms anymore. the truck went to storage for a year and i just got it back again
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from what i understand the bottom shims control the centering of the knuckle and the top shims control the preload for the trunnion bearings? if thats correct and i have my original bottom shims i should just have to shim the top for the bearing preload with a fish scale right?
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I want to say your right just check it with a fish scale get it right and make sure it's the.same on both sides, when I get home from work I'll look at my fsm and get the correct preload for u
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Your high steer will come with top steering arms and Knuckles kit comes with New shims if your running 36 or bigger set to 12 -14lbs smaller 10lbs should be good when you do the whole rebuild its good to use all new even with New bearings the old shims will be to tight
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I can not say till I dive into it .. this is basically "custom" work .. I need to see what i'm dealing with first
if it helps , we get great deals with a few shipping companies . also , I'm driving to Edmonton next week , and have a trailer ,if that helps
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if it helps , we get great deals with a few shipping companies . also , I'm driving to Edmonton next week , and have a trailer ,if that helps
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