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    3/19/2015 10:44 AM  #1

    RonNL
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    hole at the top of the shim

    I was wondering what purpose has the hole at the top of the shim. Can I
    connect together the shims with a small cable tie or something else, so that
    the shims stay nice in line. I noticed that, afther tighten the lug of the
    upper control arm at the inside at the shocktower, that some shim will turn
    a little bit. I'm also afraid that that shim will maybe fell off.








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    3/19/2015 12:36 PM  #2

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    Ron: The only thing that I can think that the hole is for is to attach to a peg board. I don't think they would stay flat together for installation held together with a cable tie or string. Unless they are there just to cut out excess steel not needed. Hummm.   Mark

     

    3/19/2015 12:51 PM  #3

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    Every shim I've ever seen had ah bread tie holding ah few of them together through that hole. Thats all it's for is to tie them together, and or hold them all in place while your fiddling with the upper control arm bolts.

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    3/19/2015 6:14 PM  #4

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    All of my shims were put in from the top and the hole is above the bolt.  doing that may keep the shims from falling out!  The holes could be so you can use a pick sort of tool to pull them out of position one at a time?  just a guess

     

    3/19/2015 6:39 PM  #5

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    terry wrote:

    All of my shims were put in from the top and the hole is above the bolt.  doing that may keep the shims from falling out!

    if the shime fall out because they are installed from the bottom, there are other problems to worry about...like loose a arm nuts.
     

     

    3/19/2015 10:08 PM  #6

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    The shims are installed from the top...

    If multiple things can go wrong, the one that will go wrong will be the one that causes the most damage.
     

    3/19/2015 10:47 PM  #7

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    Greg B wrote:

    The shims are installed from the top...

    Look at the shape of the control arm.
     

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    3/20/2015 4:27 AM  #8

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    The shims at the control arms are installed with the hole at the top. Maybe this is a little bit confusing at the pictures.

    What concerns me is that at the last picture the left shims are a little bit turned to the right. Is it possible that these shims, after a period, will turn more to the right and eventually fall off  because of the trembling of the control arm?

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    3/20/2015 5:58 AM  #9

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    barnett468 wrote:

    terry wrote:

    All of my shims were put in from the top and the hole is above the bolt.  doing that may keep the shims from falling out!

    if the shime fall out because they are installed from the bottom, there are other problems to worry about...like loose a arm nuts.
     

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    I see that the picture is upside down now!!  I wasn't looking at the control arm specifically I guess I was focused on the spindle and shims DUH!

     

    3/20/2015 6:22 AM  #10

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    The right position.
    Now at the right the shim turned little left. I noticed already, the nuts at the shocktower connected to the control arm, they were a little loose. Perhaps these nuts were not tighten enough, and trembling of the wheels loosen them more?

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    3/20/2015 9:05 AM  #11

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    Not sure of the correct torque spec on those bolts but if they are tight i doubt they will fall out. Straighten them and snug the bolts im sure someone on here has the torque specs right on the tip of their tongue.

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    3/20/2015 1:27 PM  #12

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

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    barnett468 wrote:

    if the shims fall out because they are installed from the bottom, there are other problems to worry about...like loose a arm nuts

    nut torque is a minimum of 65 ft lbs.

     

    3/21/2015 6:41 AM  #13

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    Re: hole at the top of the shim

    Thanks for all the info.

    I saw there are two different kind of locknut being used for the controlarm.





    I'm using the first one.



    Is there any difference between them. Is one of them better?

    Edit: march 2015
    I found out that the Mustangs 1964-1966 use the first model of lock nut,
    and the Mustangs from 1967 and later the nut and the spring washer.

     

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