For those of you who have installed numerous sets of ball joints does it matter how many shims you might have to use? Is 4 to many? 4 seems just right on one of mine regardless of the many combinations i tried. My Mini is a 1990 998cc 4 speed, disc brakes, thanks everyone.
Ball Joint Shims
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sparkymae
, Mar 03 2020 02:40 AM
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sparkymae
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Posted 03 March 2020 - 02:40 AM
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Earwax
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Posted 03 March 2020 - 05:58 AM
Well done for getting them right. Their is no 'correct' number, as the shims come in different thicknesses, and there seems a wide variation in ball joint build as well. Keep as many spare shims as you can , as you are more than likely to need additional. Cheers
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Posted 03 March 2020 - 11:17 AM
it all depends on what thickness you need to make up and what shims you have.
you use the ones you need to use.
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Posted 03 March 2020 - 11:35 AM
With new ball joints I used to lap them in with valve grindig paste first. Made shiming easier.
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