Today I started on the replacement of the axles on the rear of my '81 wagon. With the help of this forum(dmorrison), and a good shop manual, I had little trouble in pulling the axles, although the C clips were a bit of a chore. I bought and broke a set of snap ring pliers, cussed and pulled with pliers, long nose chanel locks, and anything else I could think of. Finally went to a box store and bought a cotter pin puller. I didnt even know there was such a thing, but it worked like a champ.

ANYWAY, after pulling the axles and getting new ones, turning the old ones in for core charge, it occured to me that I did not see any kind of spacer or shim when I pulled the old axles. I looked them over fairly well, and even the guy at the parts store compared my old ones to the new ones and never saw a shim/spacer. I didnt even think about it until I sat down to do my homework for tomorrows reassembly, then I started to panic. Is it possible that my car did not have any? Do I need to go back to the parts store and see if I overlooked them? I have been tackling a few troubling project on this dear car lately and fear for my sanity and the cars safety if this doesnt go well...please advise.