Where to find W5M33 transmission preload shims

AdR · Aug 9, 2017

Guys, I need some help here. I'm in the process of rebuilding my transmission and just noticed my preloads are off. Does anybody know where you can source and buy the shims, specifically for the input, intermediate and the center diff preloads. I don't need the list of PN's. I already have those unless they've changed them from those in the service manual and/or the preloads thread in the forum. I just need an actual source where I can get these shims as they seem to be discontinued and can't find them anywhere I've called/emailed and searched. :banghead:

luv2rallye · Aug 9, 2017

Pm Twicks69 on here. For just a couple for your own as he needs them for his own bussiness.

SasaniFab · Aug 9, 2017

AdR said:
Guys, I need some help here. I'm in the process of rebuilding my transmission and just noticed my preloads are off. Does anybody know where you can source and buy the shims, specifically for the input, intermediate and the center diff preloads. I don't need the list of PN's. I already have those unless they've changed them from those in the service manual and/or the preloads thread in the forum. I just need an actual source where I can get these shims as they seem to be discontinued and can't find them anywhere I've called/emailed and searched.

you cant buy them anymore, send a message to tmz , I believe he might sell you some.

AdR · Aug 9, 2017

luv2rallye said:
Pm Twicks69 on here. For just a couple for your own as he needs them for his own bussiness.

Will do! Thanks. Yeah, only need three to finish the rebuild. I live in an island and now sending my transmission to get rebuilt has become ridiculously expensive in taxes and shipping costs.

amsrn13 said:
you cant buy them anymore, send a message to tmz , I believe he might sell you some.

Thanks! Yeah, I sourced a few bits here and there in Japan but that's about it. Not the ones I need though.

bling5tatus · Aug 14, 2017

One of the "big" trans shops in the community recently told me that they don't have oem shims available anymore for sale and they use a product called "shim in a can".

er82 · Aug 14, 2017

I was told if the right thickness shim is not available then they machine them down to size.

livedsm4g63 · Aug 14, 2017

Do what jacks transmission does....cut a pop can and use that as a shim...lawl.

Ludachris · Aug 14, 2017

@twicks69 might be able to help.

Artago · Aug 14, 2017

livedsm4g63 said:
Do what jacks transmission does....cut a pop can and use that as a shim...lawl.

Would you like to know how that worked out on the the trans Jack built for me?

Vegas Smith · Aug 14, 2017

Artago said:
Would you like to know how that worked out on the the trans Jack built for me?

Yes.

twicks69 · Aug 14, 2017

I stock every available shim for the transmission or transfer case or rear diff. All OEM Mitsubishi. There are a bunch of discontinued, but I have several thousand dollars worth of OEM shims new in package in stock.

The Top DSM Community on the Web

Where to find W5M33 transmission preload shims

AdR

luv2rallye

SasaniFab

AdR

bling5tatus

er82

livedsm4g63

Ludachris

Artago

Vegas Smith

twicks69

Similar threads

Latest posts

Build Thread Updates

Vendor Updates

Latest Classifieds