OOPS!!! .... Just woke up ... no coffee yet!!

Belay that! ... Just the opposite.  Shims fill the gap that's already there.

Adding thickness closes the gap (reduces end play) and no gap will cause
binding.

sorry 'bout that.

Mike

Mike Collum wrote:
> Good morning, Cary.
>
> Thicker shims or more shims increase end play (increase the gap).  If
> you were to bolt the flywheel on without enough play (movement) the
> flywheel would bind and you wouldn't even be able to turn the crankshaft.
>
> Mike
>
> Cary Chiang wrote:
>
>> Perhaps a silly question, but do thicker shims increase the amount of
>> crankshaft endplay, or decrease it?  Thanks.
>>
>> Cary
>>
>>
>