pulley housing bracket pulley

[iowa]

here is a picture i took at oshkosh several years ago
it shows what appears to be a flat washer
instead of the 'spacer' to separate the bracket
from the strut bracket.
why would this have been done?
it would move the pulley unit forward some.
is there any advantage to doing this?
or the right way is with the longer spacer.
thanks
iowa

 

[Len J Buckel]

 

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