06-03-2019, 08:45 AM
Thanks Tony. I'm not going mad. I think I may have an unramped cotter and a (consequently) handed short lever!
What worries me is that I had a distinct pair of cams (one on car and one spare which happened to be different) and that I haven't yet managed to get them into a position which is essentially back against the axle tube case. I will return...
Bob - what would be useful is to hear what shimming is absolutely acceptable and what is not.
As I see it, the cam end of shoes can be amended only by solid metal which is screwed or bonded down onto the shoe, or thinner shim under that solid outer.
At the pivot end, is a length of brass shim wrapped around the pivot once, twice or thrice safe?
What worries me is that I had a distinct pair of cams (one on car and one spare which happened to be different) and that I haven't yet managed to get them into a position which is essentially back against the axle tube case. I will return...
Bob - what would be useful is to hear what shimming is absolutely acceptable and what is not.
As I see it, the cam end of shoes can be amended only by solid metal which is screwed or bonded down onto the shoe, or thinner shim under that solid outer.
At the pivot end, is a length of brass shim wrapped around the pivot once, twice or thrice safe?