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

 

When u take your knuckles apart save the shims and go back in with them in the same way they came out that's the most common way to do it

 

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

 

Do some more searching I think there is another option so you can do it yourself

 

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?

 

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

 

we can do it as well , but we're in Penticton BC



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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

 

hey slacker what do you charge for it ill look into what shipping will cost me to get it to you

 

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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are you headed thru calgary on you way from edmonton? I could probably meet you there or we can arrange some shipping.

 

unfortunately no .. Yellowhead highway shaves 3 hours off my drive





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