Rack leaking from shims

[vping]

Has anyone experienced this? Is there a cure? I figure they might be a little wavy or have some grit between them even though I cleaned thoroughly before re-installing. Why not use 1 solid shim? I can cut one on the waterjet at work and not have to deal with all the pcs.

Would this be OK or is there a reason for multiple shims. There's gotta be a dozen or so.

 

[David_DuBois]

The shims are varying thickness so you can compensate for wear in the damper. If you are leaking from around that area, I would start looking for a scored seating surface or even a cracked housing.
Good luck,

 

[tony barnhill]

Gasket there?

 

[jlaird]

Don't remember a gasket, is a brass cap bolted to the rack.

 

[tony barnhill]

MGB's have a gasket (Moss #263-805)

 

[vping]

Hmm no gasket that I can remember. I guess I'll have to make one.

 

[DrEntropy]

Gasket is REALLY thin as well. I'd say clean all and thin-film with Hylomar or RTV... Operative word here bein' "thin." /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif