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Offline radiomarty

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Drive wheel shims / washers
« on: 04, July, 2010 - 17:04:46 »
Chaps -Anybody using anything different on the drive wheel as in the shim / spacer washers used to fill the gap between the end of the white drive cog and the wheel - I seem to have a few damaged ones ??? :( and need to find some replacements.

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Re: Drive wheel shims / washers
« Reply #1 on: 04, July, 2010 - 18:06:46 »
hi there iam using brass washers from a shower body jet...lol....

the plumber
p.s they are twice as thick as a standard c5 washer

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Re: Drive wheel shims / washers
« Reply #2 on: 04, July, 2010 - 18:34:05 »
hi there iam using brass washers from a shower body jet...lol....

the plumber
p.s they are twice as thick as a standard c5 washer

improvise, adapt and overcome - top man  8)

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Re: Drive wheel shims / washers
« Reply #3 on: 04, July, 2010 - 18:35:44 »
I went into a local hardware shop and got some M20 washers (I think!). They cost next to nothing, but are a lot thicker than the standard ones. Take one to somewhere like that and they'll find you a replacement :-)

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Re: Drive wheel shims / washers
« Reply #4 on: 04, July, 2010 - 21:51:50 »
Thanks chaps