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Old 12-17-2018, 10:22 PM
Roncallo Roncallo is offline
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If I were you I'd use an old crush washer as a temporary fix just to check the meshing of the gears with engineers blue - it is indeed doing the job twice but I get the feeling that the measurements are more or less a starting point.
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Have you been having troubles finding the shims at a reasonable price?
I haven't been down that road yet but I have plenty of diff to scrounge from and a surface grinder.
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