Re: (ET) drive shaft shims

Subject: Re: (ET) drive shaft shims

From: "Pieter Litchfield" <pieter_litch yahoo com>

Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:38:44 -0500

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I've never done it, but I do have an ET with loose steering. I have heard it suggested here some time ago that a knock-out from an electrical box is the right size to act as the kind of shim you have in mind.

From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of jim donovan
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:08 PM
To: Electric Tractor
Subject: (ET) drive shaft shims

Hey all:

Is is OK to put shims/washers in the steering mechanism to force the steering gears closer together? With age they seem to be gaping causing stripping in the turning.

Jim

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(ET) drive shaft shims
- From: jim donovan