<VV> Early Question

[Shaun]

It's got to do with the backing plates having an extra lip to "seal" out 
water on 64s and later 63s, I believe. There should be one on both sides.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Fran SCHMIT" <SCHMFRAN at HOTMAIL.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:11 PM
Subject: <VV> Early Question


> Smitty says; Thanks to all who tried to help.  I know guesses help 
> sometimes but not this time as I and my friend who brought this up to me, 
> are pretty savvy on engine offset, swing axle geometry etc.  I took a 
> 63-64 axle and a 60-62 axle out of my stash and measured.  The overall 
> length is the same.  The distance from the splined portion to the wheel 
> face of the flange is the same.  The distance from the flange end of the 
> bearing press boss to the wheel face of the flange is the same.  So axles 
> are not in the equation.  Although I am sure I would hav noticed a major 
> difference in dimension between Early early bearings and the Late early 
> bearings (other than the hole through the middle), I have yet to verify 
> that.
>
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