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Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few- freezerburn #981182 10/25/2013 1:22 AM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 Bracebridge Ontario Canada truckernix 'Bolter
truckernix 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 Bracebridge Ontario Canada	I don't know a lot about manufacturing but I would guess that the shims are stamped from a stack of sheets and thus they look and act like one piece. I used a knife but a file might even work better. 1951 GMC 1 Ton Flatbed -- It is finally on the road and what a great time I have driving it! 1951 1 Ton Completed My Chevy Master 4 Door is on the Road!

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	freezerburn	10/24/2013 8:17 PM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	truckernix	10/24/2013 9:17 PM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	Jim Sears	10/25/2013 12:38 AM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	truckernix	10/25/2013 1:22 AM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	Bolter2	10/25/2013 1:26 AM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	brokenhead	10/25/2013 2:52 PM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	Pre '68 Dave	10/25/2013 4:17 PM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	freezerburn	10/25/2013 6:47 PM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	brokenhead	10/26/2013 2:05 AM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	Pre '68 Dave	10/26/2013 6:28 AM
Re: 1948 216 Main bearing shims are too thick and too few-	freezerburn	11/26/2013 5:13 PM

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