[FC] intro

[Ken Hand]

 Unless you have experience with differentials you will need to have someone put the snout in for you as the differential needs to be totally disassembled to put it in and then re-set up with all the clearances and tensions.. This might be a good time to rebuild the diff so as to prevent problems down the road. There are a couple of things to look for when apart. One, the spider gears and shaft for wear. Two, the pinion shaft for spline wear on the inside. Three, make sure the pinion gear is not loose on the pinion shaft. OK, there was three.

 

Ken Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>
To: corvanatics at corvair.org
Sent: Mon, Nov 8, 2010 11:57 am
Subject: [FC] intro


Hi All,

Just joined the list. I recently got a 1963 Rampside after years of looking.

it is a former Southwestern Bell work truck out of Abilene Texas. My other

passion and hobby is old telephones so when I found this I knew it was meant

for me! I live in South Florida. It appears to have been sitting since 1968

in dry storage. I have a bunch of pictures posted here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/HarrySmith1957/PhoneCo1963CorvairRampside

I have pulled the engine in preparation for rebuilding and the brakes are

next. I am new to Corvairs but not new to working on cars, I spent over 35

years as a mechanic and am now the service manager at a Toyota dealer. For a

start, my first stupid question, is there anything special I need to know

before tearing this engine down? I have already been warned to keep the head

studs in the block. The reason I ask is I already broke the collar on the

diff during removal as I did not know the input shaft came out. I was told

afterwards I should have pulled the entire drivetrain as one unit. i have a

new collar already so the diff will be on the list now. Looking forward to

hearing from fellow FC lovers and can't wait to get it on the road! I plan

on driving it to a phone show in North Florida come January.



Harry Smith





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