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plook

New Member

• May 2, 2008

• #1

I have my MOT on Saturday afternoon and looking through last years sheet there is an advisory about play in the nearside front wheel. The MOT station man was a Disco driver and told me i needed to get some shims and fit them. i bought three sizes of shims but never got around to fitting them. Could anyone point me towards a guide on how to do this. My Haynes does not cover it. The shims i bought are metal oval shaped with holes either end - look a bit like manifold gaskets i used to use on an old saab.

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Griffdowg

New Member

• May 2, 2008

• #2

sound like shims for the swivel housing maybe. Grunt may be able to help, hes been fiddling with his shims alot recently take a look at the section on rebuilding the swivel bearings in your haynes see if your shims match those in the pics for the swivel assembly.

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martinhollings

New Member

• May 2, 2008

• #3

if it if the swivel housing you need to remove the shims not put them in

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• May 2, 2008

• #4

Aye if its yer swivels they need a pre load. You add or remove the shims till a spring balance shows the right preload. If it's yer wheel bearings you alter the adjusting nut an locknut till yer get 2-4 thou end float, I nearly had a argument with the tester about this cos he dint reckon there should be any play in em, the dickwad! Anyhow It's all in Haynes or the download manual on here.

 

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plook

New Member

• May 3, 2008

• #5

That's all great info. I'll set to it in the morning. Thanks for your help.

How would i convince a non Landy tester that there should be a degree of 'play'?

 

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plook

New Member

• May 3, 2008

• #6

Can those shims be added or removed without tearing the whole thing apart?

 

Griffdowg

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• May 3, 2008

• #7

plook said:

Can those shims be added or removed without tearing the whole thing apart?

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dont think so. it looks like a bit of an operation.

 

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martinhollings

New Member

• May 3, 2008

• #8

yes they can you need to remove the wheel and on top of the swivel there is a mounting point for the brake pipe under that there 2 17mm bolts remove them and pull the pin out may loose a bit of oil and there you will find the shims to do a propper job you need to remove the track rod ends and mesure how mutch resistance there is to turn it