Thin Shims (washers) for Mower Wheels

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I can't believe I've never had to buy any. Now that I've gone through the pounds of them I've collected since I first started stripping mowers, I'm at a loss as to where to acquire them in bulk. I've been on EBay, Amazon, Jack's Mowers, and Tulsa Engine Warehouse. Even my beloved Ace Hardware didn't have any that had a big enough inside diameter. If they did, they'd be .45 a piece anyway. That's not happening. I'd rather not keep shaving the wheels to accommodate thicker washers. Any ideas oh wise and benevolent Oil Guy Crew?
 
Some good options there, but you can pretty much guarantee they'll be more than $0.45/ea unless you have some type of discount with them.
 
Cool...thanks. I'll try Fastenol on Monday. If they're too expensive, I'm kind of finding that shaving the wheel slightly to "fit" with the thicker washer makes the wheels track like brand new. We'll see.
 
How thin do these washers need to be?

I would check out stainless steel washers at Lowes or Home Depot. They tend to be about 1/2 the thickness of conventional washers.

Also, SAE spec washers are much thinner than conventional.
 
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