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Things that may come back to haunt me.

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regularman

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I am now about done and I am thinking about the things that I did not do. I did not put the slinger ring on the timing chain shaft as mine did not have one when I took it apart and I only noticed it in a catalog after my engine was put back in. moss# 433-890. I hope I don't really need that one. Also I have these clips moss # 181-965 that I did not put on the brake pads. What does this clip do? I need to dig through my junk and see if I can find these. I also have two metal pieces of 1/8" metal about 1 1/4" wide and has an S shape bent into each. Could these be for the horns? I used an air horn. An there are some metal shims about 3 inches long with 3/8 holes in them. I could not find anywhere that these shims went. Anyways, these are the things that bother one when one is 400 miles into an 800 mile trip and you start to hear funny noises.
 
I would expect that the slinger is pure overkill, but then I am not an engineer.
 
Shims are for the Windshield Braces
 
you got pictures?
 
JPSmit said:
you got pictures?
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Those arent shims, Did you take the doors off? They look like the plates under the bolts on each door. Almost swear to it.... Id take pics of mine but I just finally put panels on.
 
doors - I don't think you need to worry
 
Ah, ok then I guess I don't have to have those. So they are spacers that go behind where the door hinges mount on the door? Hmmn. No wonder it was so much trouble to get the door in far enough :wink: It doesn't matter. I had the doors all perfect aligned and all but then when I put the new door seals on, it pooched it out at the bottom .
 
To solve the pooching. Take a cressent wrench and bend the metal that the seals attach to in a bit.
 
jlaird said:
To solve the pooching. Take a cressent wrench and bend the metal that the seals attach to in a bit.
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Hey, good idea. I might try that when I get outside and to the cleaning polishing stage. Its back cold again here. Calling for snow. I was all prepared for summer too:( Was 32 degrees this morning going to work, not fit for motorcycles or spridgets with the top down.
 
It works Kim, trust me.
 
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