Now I can't help but wonder what an "acceptable" wear limit might be.

Mike

Old Volks Home wrote:
> Frank -
>
> Thanks for the measurement.  At this very moment, we have a TriStar in our
> back shop undergoing a complete half-shaft, stub axle and brake job r&r
> maintenance job.  I just had the mechanic measure the spacer -
> 41.76mmlong.  Not bad for wear on a vehicle with 200K Kms and 16
> Swedish winters.
> In fact the spacers are in better shape than some rust encrusted parts
> elsewhere on the vehicle.  As an example, the rear shoe retainer pins are
> four times the normal diameter, most of it corrosion on the pins!
>
> Checked with VOA just now - $26.95usd each.
> --
> Jim Thompson