[s10quinn]

Can anyone give me a play by play or visual of what I'm supposed to do with my (86 2.8)
starter shims?

My haynes manual says"install shims".....some help that is.

When I unbolted the starter, they fell out, I never saw where they came from.

 

[SY2932]

They lay right on top of your starter. They have a "tab" (to help position them) that will point towards the door. The two bolts that go through the starter, also go through the shims. HTH's

Mike Campbell