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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 07:33 PM
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Replaced front shock bushings today. All went well until I was all done, everything back together and then I find a shim on the floor. I have no idea which side it came from so I have no idea where to put it. It's very thin, about as thin as a piece of paper. Should I be concerned or just forget about it? I took a test ride and all seems fine.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 09:02 PM
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Replaced front shock bushings today. All went well until I was all done, everything back together and then I find a shim on the floor. I have no idea which side it came from so I have no idea where to put it. It's very thin, about as thin as a piece of paper. Should I be concerned or just forget about it? I took a test ride and all seems fine.
Can you post dimensions of shim?
 
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 09:50 PM
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The shims go in specific locations. See the illustration below.

 
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 10:44 PM
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Bad caster can make your car pull to one side. Check distance between rear point of front tire and fender.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2018 | 07:25 PM
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Thanks for the replies. The illustration from rothwell really helped me find the right place for the stray shim. I thought each car was shimed differently
 
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Old Oct 1, 2018 | 08:32 PM
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Note that the Fig 7. right and left side shim thicknesses criss cross and are not a mirror image.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2018 | 05:12 PM
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If you had read my XK8 Bible on this forum you would have had a much more pleasant time doing this job.
 
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