A Question about rear axel shims

[nkaminar]

The emergency brake is really a parking brake, especially on the early cars. If you use it for braking it can bend the shoe carrier. Ford made a change in the design half way through production to improve the situation.

 

[Brendan]

I'll be watching this one. I have always had mixed feelings about using shims.

If the taper between the axle and the hub hold keep it from moving, how does the work with a shim between them? I would think there would be some movement and then only the axle key would be doing the holding?? I don't know.

Axle shims are available from most of the vendors if you go that route. https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/product.htm?pid=978129&cat=41823

I have juice brakes on my A, they put shims on , the shims worked there way in the axle housing, it created a big mess

 

[nkaminar]

I assume "they" are the mechanics that installed the juice brakes. I would also assume that they did not torque the nuts significantly to prevent the shim from working it's way into the axle housing and probably did not degrease the axles, keys, and hubs.

 

[Y-Blockhead]

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[Brendan]

I assume "they" are the mechanics that installed the juice brakes. I would also assume that they did not torque the nuts significantly to prevent the shim from working it's way into the axle housing and probably did not degrease the axles, keys, and hubs.

the hubs came loose, and i tryed to tighten the nuts, got 1/4 turn out of one and the threads pulled off the axle

 

[Brendan]

Like Bob said- "Shims are a good bandaide for a problem that needs fixing the next time you open the differential."

But it is still a band-aid for the real issue. And never EVER use more than one shim. If one shim isn't enough, swap the axle.

yup caused me trouble