help! G60 brake swap question/problem/WOM

[auditude at cox.net]

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the response.  Hey, what did you use, as in where did you source, the spacers
that you used?

Thanks,

Ken

On 13 Feb 2003 at 8:26, Alan Kramer wrote:

> You're almost there.  Put the spacer between the caliper carrier and strut
> housing.  That's what I did and it works fine.
>
> I also had to remove about 0.030" from the outside trailing edge of my new
> TRW ball joints with a die grinder because they would rub against the rotor
> when in a full lock turn.  The left joint rubs on the backside of the joint
> when the wheel is full left, and vice versa for right.  That's because the
> ball isn't centered with respect to the part that goes into the control arm.
>   You'll see what I mean when you put it all together.  Non-TRW joints seem
> to be slightly smaller in diameter in the outer casting and don't seem to
> require the shaving.
>
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