rear axle shim kit obsolete...:-(

73Manta72gt · 01-23-2006

I ordered some parts from OGTS today to rebuild my axle. It looks like the shim kit 7031 is no longer available from Opel..has anyone found an alternate source for shims?...OGTS found enough lose ones for my axle, but the next guy will be out of luck.

H

jeff denton · 01-23-2006

I found that shims out of the junk drawer can be fitted. For the shims under the carrier bearing cone I found that it was best to leave them out and shim the race against the housing like it was a GM ten-bolt. The shims I used there probably were GM ten bolt items, they were in the junk drawer along with lots of shims from God only knows what all... Most major shops have a collection such as mine, I'm sure.
This shimming procedure sure simplifies getting preload and backlash right!
The Opel way is dumb, I think.

BQS4 · 01-23-2006

I have a small pile of actual Opel shims, if interested, PM me.
Gene

73Manta72gt · 01-23-2006

Thanks for the offer I should enough for my axle. I just wanted to get the word out that the shims might be hard to get in the future without looking for non-Opel parts.

GTJIM · 01-24-2006

The early Vegas have a 6 1/2" GM diff as do Isuzu Impulses and other rear drive "Opel-Isuzus". Think the Firenza has the same size too. Any Import shop should have diff shims of similar sizes - even front drive cars use them!

01-23-2006	#1 (permalink)
73Manta72gt Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 341	rear axle shim kit obsolete...:-( I ordered some parts from OGTS today to rebuild my axle. It looks like the shim kit 7031 is no longer available from Opel..has anyone found an alternate source for shims?...OGTS found enough lose ones for my axle, but the next guy will be out of luck. H

01-23-2006	#2 (permalink)
jeff denton former opel racer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: near some glaciers Posts: 2,863 Real Name: Jeff "Oh-Oh" Denton	I found that shims out of the junk drawer can be fitted. For the shims under the carrier bearing cone I found that it was best to leave them out and shim the race against the housing like it was a GM ten-bolt. The shims I used there probably were GM ten bolt items, they were in the junk drawer along with lots of shims from God only knows what all... Most major shops have a collection such as mine, I'm sure. This shimming procedure sure simplifies getting preload and backlash right! The Opel way is dumb, I think. __________________ No Opels were harmed in the filming of this movie. However two Mustangs, a Pinto, and a Capri were hospitalized. One Mustang was euthanized the next morning.

01-23-2006	#3 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene	I have a small pile of actual Opel shims, if interested, PM me. Gene __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

01-24-2006	#5 (permalink)
GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686	Shims .. The early Vegas have a 6 1/2" GM diff as do Isuzu Impulses and other rear drive "Opel-Isuzus". Think the Firenza has the same size too. Any Import shop should have diff shims of similar sizes - even front drive cars use them! __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved

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01-23-2006	#4 (permalink)
73Manta72gt Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 341	Thanks for the offer I should enough for my axle. I just wanted to get the word out that the shims might be hard to get in the future without looking for non-Opel parts.

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