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bit confused as to what thrust washer i need, i have 0.30 of movement at the mo and need to get it to 0.006, what thrust washer do i need or do i need to measure the one i have on there at the moment as well

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0.30 is 300 thou or 1/3" which can't be right.

I assume that the 0.30 is in mm, so the float you have in thou is around 12 thou (0.012").

Now, this would have been easy to fix when minispares sold +3 thou thrusts, sadly they don't anymore.

Are you measureing the float with new thrusts, or using old ones?

A new set of standards might help, I somehow had a set of +10s in my old engine, not sure where they came from though.

Wil

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i am measuring the endfloat with the old one in and yes just looked at feeler guage and it is 0.012 thou, doh, so if i got +6 this would bring the endfloat to 0.006 thou or am i getting it wrong

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You could either get of plus +6s of +3s for both sides.

However, I found that my old thrusts were 89 thou thick and new ones were 93 thou thick.

So if your thrusts were as worn as mine a pack of 4 standard thrusts could get the float right.

Wil

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PRIMARY GEAR THRUST WASHER
so what would be the deal with this then as on minispares they give other thrust washers as 0.112-0.114 so what one would i need do you think this is why i am so confused i cant even think straight at the mo

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Try a thinner gasket

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if you've got 12 thou endfloat at the minute then take out the washer, measure it and buy a washer from minispares that is 6-8 thou thicker than the one you have in now.

Hi,
Ouch those thrust washers are expensive! Hope I don't have to buy one
Cheers,
Gavin :)

Edited by Bat on 9th Mar, 2006.

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Have you tried using other retainers?

I've found in the past that these vary in thickness and can reduce the float enough.

Wil

Edited by wil_h on 10th Mar, 2006.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Yep, always worth trying a brand new retainer/c clip before splashing out on diff sized thrust washers, as they are £24/ea. (well, were when I bought my last one)

I've got loads of retainers and C-clips available, and normally get the endfloat right with a lot of messing about with these...

dont get new c-clip, just the retainer as the last one i got from minispares was next to useless.

I've seen the future and tbh its Pie