While refurbushing the rear axle mounting of my '59 544 I found a series of flat washers(16 pcs) used as shims apparently to tighten up the rectangular mounting blocks. Are these required or was a previous owner/mechanic trying to beef it up? This seems a somewhat "Mickey Mouse" way to fix the real problem, worn bushings. In my case I do seem to need some additional shimming here, I am more inclined to make new shims using some steel bar stock to support the whole shape of the bushings rather than washers. Shim placement I think may be somewhat critical also as they may alter the pinion angle. Comments appreciated.
Thanks, Deloc