Originally Posted by
Integra
Over the year's the Hexes have had Minimal differences in the Size and shape of the Small raised portion on the back side of the hex. Off the top of my head i cant remember the #'s but they are different enough to justify a .1 or .2 shim. YES shimming the hex Tight Will blow the bearing's but leaving them Ooober loose will be just as bad and Blow out the hex even faster. New Pins are also an important part when doing new hexes or trying to maintain them as long as possible.
Also Pipecleaner's & Solvents are your Friend for cleaning CV's, Outdrives and wheel hexes. You would be surprised how much Black crap gets in the Small places.
Since I chimed in on this I have been giving it some thought and am wondering if the real source of excessive slop is the inside diameter of the hex expanding relative to the axle. If so, I think a better grade of aluminum would make a big difference. I looked at mine and the fit of the axle to the bearings does not seem to be contributing and the outside of the hexes seem fine too. That all being said, while my experience with spacers has been good it does seem to me to be the best way to improve the fit between the hex and the axle. I guess my question is whether that is why the slop exists or is some other part of the hex giving way?
Thank you for the tips.
And, Thank you GT4Point6 for the tip on keeping my posts correct. I must have been inadvertently deleting a quotation mark. But, at least we all now know a trick for the unwary...