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Malcolm Lambart
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I wonder if any knows where to buy shims for the axles and what sizes are required. Some of my have a little to much slack.

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Hi Malcomb

I am not sure what size you need but Model FIxings Ltd ( www.modelfixings.co.uk ) do shims. I bought some recently to use on my Tiger axle fixing screws.

Regards

Gary
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Will look for what I need, will do the measurements later.

Thanks Mal

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Post by David Merritt »

Hi Malcolm,
If you put shim washers into ebay you will find assorted sizes and thickness of shims.

Regards

David

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