angles and shim question

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bigred95

NAXJA Forum User

Location

East Moline, Illinois

• Oct 20, 2008

• #1

i just put my new cv driveshaft in and now i need to shim the axle. im measuring with an angle finder and im getting 20* on the driveshaft and 10* on the pinion. could anyone tell me how to figure out what shim i need?

 

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RCP Phx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix,Az

• Oct 20, 2008

• #2

A 5 should be really close,I think a 6 will put you over.

 

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bigred95

NAXJA Forum User

Location

East Moline, Illinois

• Oct 21, 2008

• #3

so r u saying that a 6 is a no go.So i should shoot for 5*. are they a common and easy shim to find?

 

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bigred95

NAXJA Forum User

Location

East Moline, Illinois

• Oct 21, 2008

• #4

would a 4 be ok?

 

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cherokee chuck

NAXJA Forum User

Location

freeland,wa usa

• Oct 21, 2008

• #5

I believe your shim should be half the difference between the angles, or like you thought 5*. I'm sure I've seen 2.5* & 5*shims, but my catalogs only show them in even sizes, 2*,4*,6*& 8 degrees. If axle wrap is a problem, you might want to go with 6* anyway though.