[DML] Re: DeLorean steering-Alignment

[tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Simon - I don't have a ready answer to your shim number questions, 
but your message brought up a topic that I think needs to be 
addressed.  I have seen a couple of cars recently that have been 
aligned by a local alignment shop, and some of these thin shims were 
added to the stackup.  The problem is that they put the thin shims on 
the outside end of the shim stack, so that the "sleeve" through the 
trailing arm bears against them.  The shims are not strong enough for 
the bearing pressure caused by the bolt torque, and they "squeeze" 
out of the way.  This allows the joint to loosen up, which means 
certain death for your TAB.  I have been moving the thin shims to the 
middle of the stack, so that the sleeve is bearing against the 
thicker OEM shims.  This is very important to look for and correct.  
Proper clamp-up in this joint is a "must", no matter what type of 
bolt you have installed.

Toby Peterson  VIN 2248 "Winged1"
DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
www.delorean-parts.com   


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "simonsays10002003" 
<simonsays10002003@xxxx> wrote:
> hi dave iv just been underneath and counted the shims and measured 
> them. on the passenger side i have 5 big shims and 2 very very 
small 
> they measure 9/16 of an inch altogether.on the drivers side [left] 
i 
> have 3 shims plus one very very thin one they measure 5/16 of an 
inch 
> altogether.the car drives fine so im baffaled to the amount of 
shims 
> etc if somthing were bent the frame would in therey be bent on both 
> sides inwards where the trailing arms attach  in the middle to need 
> both sides shimed like this.iv had the car on ramps and checked 
> everything it all seems as new no damage etc.
> 
> thanks simon




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