chevy cavalier "shims"?

[chuckybob]

so my friend went to go get his tires aligned, and they told him they couldnt do it because his shims were worn out.

two questions:
1) what the hell is a shim?
2) how many hours to replace?

[AdamF 88iS]

The shims are to make sure the piston return springs stay in place, but of course none of it works without fresh blinker fluid either. It'll be about 29 hours to fix.

WTF can't rotate the tires?? Find a new shop.

[Jand3rson]

Call me crazy, but I think this post really belongs on a...

CAVALIER forum.

[Justin B]

OOps! Those shims wore out! Damn, car is useless now :) Tell him to throw it away.

I hate cavaliers. lol

[chuckybob]

whoops... i meant aligned, not rotated.

eurospeed: hey, at least its about cars :P

[EtaSport]

They use shims for alignment. Camber and caster. If you decide to go back to that shop, have your friend tell them to adjust toe only and give a readout of camber/caster. They are the ones who are supposed to put the shims in, they compensate.

[mrsleeve]

I hate cavaliers. lol

Hey I beat the shit outta one for a daily (I drive 85+ miles a day to and from work) and it just keeps coming back for more. Hell I love it 34 MPG cheap to fix and only cost me 400 bucks and a little bit of time to put a new clutch in it. Good winter beater too.

[Hick]

Yes, shims...

[AdamF 88iS]

whoops... i meant aligned, not rotated.

That makes a little more sense.

[Justin B]

Hey I beat the shit outta one for a daily (I drive 85+ miles a day to and from work) and it just keeps coming back for more. Hell I love it 34 MPG cheap to fix and only cost me 400 bucks and a little bit of time to put a new clutch in it. Good winter beater too.

Ok, I dont actually hate the cars. One of my coworkers, who I greatly dislike because he is such a damn putz drives one, so I associate their sort of bottom feeder look with his stupid ass :)

/excuse.

[CleanAzzE30z]

you said putz. Everytime I hear that (which is VERY rarely these days) I think of Beverly Hills Cop II.

Mariano