terry Posted Friday at 01:01 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:01 AM On 1/15/2025 at 11:43 AM, Joey Mack said: Is bearing pre load between.003"+.006"? Are you able to buy shim paper and cut your own shims. Ive done that a couple times.. just need a scissor.. joey are you talking shim paper or shim steel? Terry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74958-rebuilding-my-triplex/page/3/#findComment-566657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted Friday at 01:02 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:02 AM Sorry... The steel sheets. Yes i said paper.. oops.. thanks bud .. jojo 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74958-rebuilding-my-triplex/page/3/#findComment-566658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted Friday at 03:48 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 03:48 PM I used some clutch shims to just play with countershaft preload and I need about .025 more then I have. I will work on that. No I also got the mainshaft figured out. I stacked the bearings on each side of housing and clamped in a vice and used a dual indicator to see what kind of wiggle I had. Suppose to be .001-.005. Using existing shims I was at .004. Close enough. I warned the bearings and installed them and put thrust plate in the groove. All is snug so that worked out. I was able to find NOS gear bushings on eBay last night. Should be here Saturday. If that works out, I won't have to make bushings!! Super stoked about that. Hope to get things coming together in the next few weeks. 2 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74958-rebuilding-my-triplex/page/3/#findComment-566695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted Friday at 06:45 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 06:45 PM 2 hours ago, Freightrain said: I I warned the bearings and installed them and put thrust plate in the groove. "Ok you bearing, you have been warned, you better slip on there or I taking to the 50 ton press"😆 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74958-rebuilding-my-triplex/page/3/#findComment-566712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted Friday at 07:13 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:13 PM 😄 Oops, saw that and didn't go back to fix it. Yuns would figger it out..... 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74958-rebuilding-my-triplex/page/3/#findComment-566717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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