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    5/24/2021 5:22 PM  #1

    Nos681
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    How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Had an alignment just before leaving for Bash...guess what.

    On drive from Rockwall to Austin, noticed a different vibration just as we arrived to hotel.
    It’s been light rain on and off.
    Checked this afternoon and found all nuts could use a little more torque.
    None were finger loose and as far as I can tell, no shims lost.

    Might want to check before 2100 miles.
    Be safe guys.

    Just a reminder for summer driving.

     

    5/24/2021 5:27 PM  #2

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Might have to start calling you BB-Jr....

     

    5/24/2021 5:35 PM  #3

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Definitely check them before you drive home from the alignment shop.  Then, before every road trip.

    A proper export brace is a necessity to keep shock towers in alignment, and thus, the alignment of the steering components.

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    5/24/2021 8:30 PM  #4

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    I thought of BB’s problem JKB.

    Will definitely get my braces back on MS.

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    5/25/2021 12:19 AM  #5

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Glad you made it home safely. I almost had a lower control arm come loose on a big 18ft box truck. Lol needless to say I never took my work truck to that shop again for installing lower ball joints.  Now I try to always remember to double check my vehicle after having some services done. Like valve stem replacment. Took my truck into nearest tire shop had a leak. Happened to be Discount tire co they usually do a curtesy tire rotation. Well I wish they wouldnt have done that. I was driving that same day and 5 of the 6 lug studs on my truck 7/16" sheared right off the 6ths threads were completely gone! Now I try to always remember to double check work.  Sorry back to the shims what about making a special shim that maybe bolted to the tower or something. Would a cotter pin be an option or a hair pin as safety precaution on the control arms main mounting bolts?

     

    5/25/2021 7:49 AM  #6

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Just need to verify everything is tight.

    Didn’t have any problems when I tightened them over a year ago.

    Not home yet.

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    5/25/2021 9:56 PM  #7

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Loc Tite?!
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    5/26/2021 5:49 AM  #8

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Funny that this topic was brought up, because I was just wondering this week how often people get their wheel alignment checked...

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    5/27/2021 10:10 PM  #9

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    josh-kebob wrote:

    Might have to start calling you BB-Jr....

    Maybe our good buddy MS can do sumpin bout changing his screen name I think MS has priors for that sort of thing.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    5/28/2021 6:24 AM  #10

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    Re: How often do ya check your shims? (65-66)

    Since nearly loosing my nutz, I check 'em often.  Like every other fuel stop when on a trip.  I even made a special wrench for that purpose. 
    With the stock setup you will probably have a lot of shims on the front bolt to get the caster where you want it.  That makes a "wedged" clamping surface which DOES NOT clamp the shims evenly...so they can work loose. 

    "you get what you pay for, good work isn't cheap, and there are NO free lunches...PERIOD!"
     

     

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