Shims

Hi Everyone,

I'm going mad chasing some 13mm (or 1/2") I.D. x 0.5mm (or 1/64") shims.
I need them to space some bearings so I'm not even too worried about the
thickness. Anything less than 1mm and more than 0.1mm would be fine but
around the 0.25-0.5mm would be perfect. If it works out 28mm (1-1/8")
would be ideal for the O.D.

Anyway I've chased every bearing shop, engineering shop and a few
motorbike shops but can't find anything at all. During some searching on
the web I found that suspension shims should be available in the right
size but haven't had any luck yet.

Does anyone have any ideas where I could get these from? If they're
available in Brisbane that would be great but I'm so frustrated I'd get
them ordered from Siberia at the moment. The only place that has even
been able to help is a laser cutting place but I'm not paying $60 for 10
washers that should be a few cents each.

Any help would be much appreciated,

Phil

 

I cant really think of anyone

but trying the ducati guys as the bevels were shimmed but not sure
what the sizes are

you could try

http://www.roadandrace.com.au/

or

http://www.ducati-gowanloch.com/

 

He normally does valve train shims etc, but hey, it's worth a crack.

http://www.alphalink.com.au/~bullen/

 

Ring Chris at precision shims on
03 97230199
0438230199
Email chris @precisionshims.com.au

 

What about making them out of feeler gauges?

 

Hi ya Phil

I can supply you with some disc springs. they are .4mm thick with a
..8 mm free height. they have a 14.3 mm hole and are about 23mm in
diameter. If you wish to get different sizes give me a call. Phone number
on web page

Thanks.

David
Aussie Discs
http://www.aussiediscs.com.au

 

Spring washer shims!

Do you offer an ausmoto discount off your advertised price for discs and if
so how much, Smiley?

 

I have to say, these shim things get a bit of a mention on this NG, but what
the hell are they?
I've never needed to what they are until now and I'm sure I could live my
whole life happily without ever knowing, but curiosity is getting the better
of me.
Anyone? (I appreciate that I could google or wiki it, but I prefer the
aus.moto explantion please)

 

oh you want the aus.moto explantion?

everyone on the the count of 3......

1

2

3

www.fuckinggoogleit.com

hth

MH
(that will teach you for xposting)

 

Pre-op transsexuals.
It's an abbreviation of "she" and "him".
Shim.

 

Hi Pete

Yes I do offer Discounts on the parts I sell. I offer upto
20% off for ausmoto people.

David
Aussie Discs
http://www.aussiediscs.com.au

 

Try Blackwoods industrial supply , you should be able to get sheet shim
material in brass or steel .

 

Do you do AS approved braided lines? 1996 YZF1000RJ, front
and back?


GB, not the Dart^H^H^H^H R1

 

I'll have to get back to you on this. I don't have them yet but I know
where I can get them from. I have to look into it on Monday for you.

Thanks.

David
Aussie Discs
http://www.aussiediscs.com.au

 

As said before, they're basically washers used for spacing. You can
also get Shim that are "layered" (sort of lamenated), basically you
peel the layers off until you have the desired width. There is an
other type of Shim but you don't normally find them in hardware stores
and they're no good for spacing.
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Cheers
The Happy Drunk

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for
thou art crunchy, and go well with Tomato Sauce.

 

Whoops; confusing you with JustAl.

 

JustAL is confused enough

 

"Uncle Bully" wrote

A Shim is like a Smee, but the other person.

Theo

 

Thanks everyone. Sorry about the slow reply, was having news reader
issues. I'll chase up the suggestions and see how I go.

Thanks again,

Phil

 

Yeah, I thought about making my own. I can even buy the shim plate from
heaps of places but how do you cut a concentric washer? I thought a hole
saw would be pretty like to make a mess of 0.5mm sheet and laser cutting
is way too expensive for such a small run.

Thanks,

Phil