<VV> Blower Bearing

[airvair]

Gawd, I hope so. LOL But seriously, bearings are bearings. The stock 
Corvair blower bearing is simply an off-the-shelf bearing pressed into a 
specific housing. The "stock" arrangement is, IMHO, a deficient design. 
It should have been designed to be much more easily replaced, instead of 
being a "sealed for life" design.

-Mark

corvairs wrote:
> BUT MARK!?  Won't that mean that the suppliers will quit carrying 
> regular Corvair blower bearings??? How can you? Unca Lonald
> 
> airvair wrote:
> 
>> My cure is to use an easily REPLACABLE bearing design from Orville 
>> Eiason. While Orville is no longer in the business, American Pi sells 
>> a replacable cartridge bearing that accomplishes the same goal. Both 
>> designs use common alternator bearings, and allows the bearings to be 
>> replaced without having to gut the top of the engine. In fact, only 
>> the air cleaner and throttle cross shaft have to be removed. This is, 
>> of course, AFTER the bearing unit's initial installation, which, like 
>> the stock unit, requires that the top of the engine be gutted. So if 
>> you are going to have to replace the bearing anyway, or have the 
>> engine gutted in the first place, I highly recommend the stock bearing 
>> be replaced with a REPLACABLE design, such as American Pi sells.