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Old 01-16-2013, 01:23 PM
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Default Re: Paddle shifter install instructions completed
Originally Posted by turbomar
The steering lining is molded rubber so it has some flexibility. when you screw the paddle down, it will sink in some and even hide some imperfections that may occur in the process of carving out the rubber.

If Super Mario can do it, Super Dave certainly can!
I am not counting on flexibility to be flush, this rubber is hard and a self tapping screw into plastic will not act like a 1/4" screw into steel. I am not going to torque up the screw much at all, just nip it up as I do not want to crack the plastic. The base is snug in the pocket so it will not move around.

I moved the paddle back so the dimension is about 2.62" not 2.75", I can live with that, my hands are big enough. I did not want a big gap under the rim of the paddles. Big to me maybe is small to someone else, I worked in tenths of thous in my old job, so my standards are tighter than most.

Blacksmiths use scales, engineers use micrometers and Jo blocks.
 
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