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Old November 30th 07, 06:22 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Ron Wanttaja
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Default Cleveland Wheel Shims

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:05:15 -0800 (PST), John wrote:

On Nov 24, 2:00?pm, Ron Wanttaja wrote:
I need to add some shims to the axles of my Fly Baby to reduce the side-to-side
movement of my wheels (the axles aren't threaded at the end, the wheels are held
on with a cross-bolt through a bushing).

I basically need some thin metal washers with a 1.5" inside diameter. ?I'm
suspecting the "Ring-Grease Seal" items on Cleveland 600x6 wheels is what I'm
looking for. ?However, there are multiple part numbers for the same item
(153-00300, 153-00400, etc.). ?I'm suspecting these are differing
thickness...anybody got a table that shows the thickness by part number?

Ron Wanttaja


The 153-xxxxx Ring-Grease Seal is designed to back up the wheel
bearing. In effect it is a cupped washer. It might serve for what you
want if you grind the rubber cup off of the flat washer it is bonded
to. It is not a typical axle spacer though.


Thanks, John, exactly the kind of info I needed. One of our fellow RAHers has
some shim stock and it cutting me the kind of washers I need.

Ron Wanttaja