5 hours ago
For the few who are needing to shim their hub plate to center the hub on the main shaft. This is something you will need to do at some point if you run your ship long enough. Peel ply shims are no longer available so coming up with the right combination of shims to get the desired friction and get the hub centered can be a challenge . You can buy shims stock at NAPA and others , but you may not be able to find the really thin stuff like .004. Here’s where you go to the trash can and dig out an old aluminum pop can, usually around .004. You can fold it over and cut a half moon circle out of it with a good pair of scissors to get you pin hole.
And BTW, that breakaway pressure can be quite a bit more than what the book saying and it will be fine. I’ve several times seen brand new assemblies come from the factory with pressures of 30# or more. So get it centered and don’t worry so much about that pressure. 20# would be just fine,
And BTW, that breakaway pressure can be quite a bit more than what the book saying and it will be fine. I’ve several times seen brand new assemblies come from the factory with pressures of 30# or more. So get it centered and don’t worry so much about that pressure. 20# would be just fine,