[SEL] New Personal Best - McMaster-Carr Order

[STRAIGHT from SanFran]

" Anheuser-Busch sells universal shim material in 0.0047” thickness.  "

Great way to get younger people interested in engines:
Honest officer, we weren't drinking, we were gathering shim material.

And to Arnie: Good job - I used to be near three bearing sales places and
it took longer than that to get something from them. (one at the end of the
block)  Customer service = more business.

Paul in California


On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Rob Skinner <rob at rustyiron.com> wrote:

>
> > On Jul 29, 2014, at 7:05 PM, allenbmiller <allenbmiller at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Who has main cap shims for a 1 1/2 Economy?
>
>
> Anheuser-Busch sells universal shim material in 0.0047” thickness. The
> material comes in cylindrical shapes, so you’ll need tin snips to cut it
> into the shape of the main caps.  You’ll probably want to buy a pack of six
> or twenty-four, so you’ll have enough. If you’re doing the work outside on
> a hot day, this is definitely the material you’ll want to use.
>
> If you want brass material in different thicknesses, you can call
> McMaster-Carr, but the AB material works perfectly fine.
>
> This is what you need to get the job done:
>
> http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/MK-AX949_BEER_DV_20090824182456.jpg
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
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