<VV> PG converter, flexplate and bellhousing questions, problems.

[Harry Yarnell]

There is NO spacer on a flexplate. The plate bolts to the crank, period.
Oh, the torque converter is placed on the differential snout first, THEN
bolted to the flexplate after the two are mated.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Kalp" <tkalp@cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 9:38 PM
Subject: <VV> PG converter, flexplate and bellhousing questions, problems.


> Group
>
> Yesterday we pulled a 110 out of Ned's new silver Corvair and I pulled the
140
> out of my '64 convertible, both were PG cars. This morning I transferred
the
> proper shrouds for the 110 motor to fit  into the EM.  This afternoon when
we
> bolted everything together . . . it all went together well until we went
to
> turn the converter and flexplate to bolt them together.  They were pressed
> together and would not move independently.
>
>  First thought was that the converter hadn't seated fully.  Loosened the
motor
> and tried to seat the converter fully, no luck.  Then we pulled the motor
back
> out and tried reseating the converter with the engine out . . . found out
it
> had been seated fully all the time.  Shucks (or something similar)
>
> Now, what next?  I check the Tech Guide, Bob Helt's book, How to keep your
> Corvair alive, the shop manuals, the Basics Book no clues.  Could the
> flexplate been put on backwards (there were several other parts installed
> backwards on Ned's Silver car) is it flat or does it have a slight curve?
> Another issue is that the flexplate was bolted on using the thick flywheel
> spacer from a manual flywheel and (I assume) the longer bolts.  I think I
> remember that there were some differences between the EM an LM PG
bellhousings
> would these differences cause the problems I am experiencing?
>
> Terry Kalp
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