Product Benefits

• Sof’ Shoe® elastomer shims absorb up to 0.010 inches of angularity
• Each Sof’ Shoe® elastomer shim’s thickness has a 12% flat compression under standard bolt torque
• Made of a proprietary elastomer with unique flow and set characteristics to fill irregular gaps
• Tab makes shim placement easier and safer, while eliminating the need to place hands under the machinery during installation or removal of shim
• Cures angular soft foot and extends bearing and motor life
• It is an inexpensive alternative when compared to more time consuming and expensive options such as milling the base or foot, hand cutting graduated shims, replacing base, or rebuilding base with poured epoxy
• Engineered for quality Precision Brand® permanently marks each shim with the thickness and is the only leading shim manufacturer to guarantee thickness tolerances for its products

Applications

• Used to solve angular soft foot alignment problems on motors, pumps, generators, turbines, and other plant machinery
• Used in conjunction with stainless steel motor shims to align motors