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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: lightweight-love on January 15, 2010, 19:43:03

Title: Shims-How to use?
Post by: lightweight-love on January 15, 2010, 19:43:03

I know there to space out components, but how do you put them back on? im guessing lightly oil and reassemble?
Iv replaced the speedo drive housing on a series box and got to reassemble now and just thought id check! don't want any extra oil leaks!
Ta

Title: Re: Shims-How to use?
Post by: lightweight-love on January 17, 2010, 17:28:11

Any ideas? to oil or not to oil that is the question!

Title: Re: Shims-How to use?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 20, 2010, 01:40:07

The factory ones in the RRC swivles look like they went in dry.  If there is no gasket as such though you might want ot use a silicone gasket compound to fill in the gaps.

Title: Re: Shims-How to use?
Post by: lightweight-love on January 22, 2010, 00:24:49

Phoned a Mechanic mate in the end, They went in with a light smear of grease.
Sorted   :D

Title: Re: Shims-How to use?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 23, 2010, 01:58:22

Good to know :)