Repair a fence post - part 4
Lower the entire 8 foot 4X4 into the hole (you will cut it to size after it is set). Sometimes the post is very tight in the hole. In this case, stand on a step ladder and pound with a sledge hammer untill it is seated. These holes and posts in most cases will be very similar in size. You could always belt sand a little if the post is too tight. It doesn't matter if the post is slightly smaller than the hole because we are going to shim it.
Use redwood shim hammered into the edges of the hole and the post along with a level to insure that it ends up plumb (can of course only be as plum as it was originally, but this is good enough for most repair situations):
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