[FC] Re: <VV> FC Rear Axle Bearing

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

Paul,

I went to Denver last month to the Rocky Mountain CORSA meeting, 
specifically because Steve Goodman was giving a tech talk on early rear 
wheel bearings.  He said the worst thing you could do was to install a 
Green bearing and it would only last a short time.  His recommendations 
were to find a NOS bearing (will need to be disassembled and re greased) , 
get a rebuild NOS style bearing, get one of the bearings Clark's is selling 
and replace the grease before using (doesn't apply to FCs).  At the time 
Steve had a set of NOS bearing on order for his Spyder because even with 
regular maintenance they were wearing out at 350,000 miles.  Steve doesn't 
have a stock of bearings to sell, he is happy to locate NOS bearings or 
rebuilt bearings and install them for you so he is not recommending the NOS 
or rebuild over the Green because he has a lot of higher priced bearing to 
sell.

I don't speak for Steve, but this was my interpretation of his tech talk.

By the way an early Corvair rear bearing is neither a ball bearing or a 
roller bearing, but is a barrel bearing.

I was so happy with the tech talk, I joined the club.

Dennis


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul M. Steinberg" <noahsarkinc@earthlink.net>
>To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
>Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:23 AM
>Subject: Re: [FC] Re: <VV> FC Rear Axle Bearing
>
>
> > Posted by Lon:
> > " (I'm sure you already know to beware of "Green" bearings.
> > They are dimensionally correct in every way to the Corvair - BUT they
> > have no spherical movement - making them totally useless for Corvairs).
>Lon
> > "
> >
> > I guess that I should send my Spyder to the crusher since it has a Green
>axle
> > bearing in it and I have driven it over 6000 miles so far with no
> > problems.......... This must be some sort of fluke..... everyone says that
> > they are no good....... could it be because they want to sell the higher
> > priced bearing????????? Paul in CT