<VV> half shafts on reinstall

[cfm]

Hi harry, thanks for your reply.
When we pulled the drivetrain, we left that small stabilizer arm (ahead of the half shafts) alone and they are still on the car. As we dropped the drivetrain, the transmission mount stayed on the car too, and we pulled the strut rods (mounted to the differential)  back to clear the transmission as the car was raised.
I like your idea about mounting the tires temporarily as that might provide enough leverage for us to reconnect everything again.
chris mann

--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
From: Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> half shafts on reinstall
To: cfmann at yahoo.com, "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 11:43 PM

In this case, I'd install the STRUD rods first, loose. The stabilizer rods 
really don't affect installing the 1/2 shafts. You may have to install a 
wheel to give enough torque to move the bearing assy to accept the half 
shaft..
The STRUT rods I refer to are the large rods that bolt to the bottom of the 
diff, and the camber bolt at the bearing end.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cfm" <cfmann at yahoo.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:00 PM
Subject: <VV> half shafts on reinstall


> Took my 69 in to a friend who knows Vairs quite well, we pulled the engine

> in hour, replaced the torque converter and flex plate in 15 minutes and 
> reinserted the engine in another hour. I am blown away at how easy the 
> drive train can be pulled for service. I am having a blast working on it 
> too. My mentor / mechanic is 82 and I am 35 and he leads the way and I 
> learn, learn, learn. He had this awesome lift and it makes working on a 
> 'Vair so much fun and easier.
> We ran into a small hiccup on reinstall and had to stop for the day, and I

> am not sure what to do. And my mentor I believe is more familar with 
> early's than lates.
>
> Should we put the half shafts in first then connect the stabilizer arms, 
> or the other way around? we have the stabilizers hook in already, and 
> attempted to install the half shafts, but it was kind of odd, the half 
> shafts seemed to short. Obviously they are not, so we think the 
> stabilizers shoud be loose first then half shafts. I'm just looking
for a 
> little advice and direction. I plan to head back to his shop on Friday to 
> complete install.
>
> chris mann
> 0242 69 monza vert (car services)
> 1657 69 monza cpe (car awaiting servicing)
>
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