aaddzz123 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've just fitted some new cams which are re grinds And require larger shims. I've heard they're available from toyota but I haven't researched yet. Has anyone done this in the past? Once I've measured the difference that I need, how do I go about ordering the shims? Does anywhere else do them or is it purely a toyota job?Cheers !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You can raid scrappies for them. Lots of toyotas use the same size and in some cases so to other cars. Regards to measuring, check clearance then remove it and measure it and ask for one said size bigger or smaller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Shim part numbers here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaddzz123 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Fuck me $10 per shim haha!?Cheers guys. I think the first step is to measure them so I have an idea what to look for.Just to clarify with measuring morgey, use feeler gauges with current shims in and lobes pointing up, remove cams and add the current shim thickness to the gap and subtract the tollerance required?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You get bags of 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaddzz123 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Sweet! That's better haha! Was ready to take them out again and sell them if it was going to cost £150 in shims ... So I presume that they will all be around about the same thickness... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 shims aint cheap im affaid. Id expect nearly £7-8 each hench why i mentioned scrappy runs. Yeah thats it. You may find you can move some around to save you buying all 16. You can also get them ground to height by a machine shop if you dont have enough clearance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You could also measure them all and buy 1zzfe(yaris) solid buckets to suit. Be good for the big revs.Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaddzz123 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Sooooooo is it $10.56 per shim or for 16? Lol.I did read somewhere about the solid buckets. Are they a direct fit over fte springs and retainers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Sooooooo is it $10.56 per shim or for 16? Lol.I did read somewhere about the solid buckets. Are they a direct fit over fte springs and retainers?YesPhil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaddzz123 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Do they still use shims under the buckets or are the buckets all different thicknesses? Any idea of the retail price of them?Cheers guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Measure up and go to a scrapyard first i'd say. Me and Sam both set about raiding u pull it near york. Came away with about 100 shims of varying sizes from the toyotas. Some scrappys can be funny about you removing cams though... U pull it are but they never knew lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaddzz123 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Measure up and go to a scrapyard first i'd say. Me and Sam both set about raiding u pull it near york. Came away with about 100 shims of varying sizes from the toyotas. Some scrappys can be funny about you removing cams though... U pull it are but they never knew lolDid you find any other engines that had the same size shims? Trying to break down the list of cars to search for haha . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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