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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg
What happens if you stick another .005" shim under the top right mounting bolt?
That should put it within specs of .006" max.
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Start with Tom's advice and add more shim as required until you obtain alignment. Take it apart, keeping track of the shims and their location, Then apply a Permatex product called Right Stuff, add your shims where needed, set the housing and tighten.
This product is a gasket maker that will easily hold up to the amount of shim you are describing. I would completely circle the cam shaft opening in the block and then put a bead around the entire perimeter of the mating surfaces effectively bedding the flywheel housing to the block with this product. Clean the parts of oil before you use it, let it set up overnight and you will not have a leak.
I use this product often in the assembly of Model A and pressurized Model B engines. On my own engines, which are for go rather than show, I use this product instead of gaskets. The only gaskets I use are a paper pan gasket and a paper valve chamber gasket....well I guess also a head gasket.
Let me know if you need a photo of the application of the sealer and I will post one.