<VV> Pulling steering column & ad-"home"-inem attacks

[Charles Lee]

Let's keep it nice OK ?
First lets quit the ad-"home"-inem attacks, please ?  I didn't know VV'ers 
were so elitist ?

I have never lived in a trailer park either ("pre-fab", OK, but "trailer 
park" is an unnecessarily derogatory term when talking to someone that you 
aren't trying to insult, which I hope was not your intent), so please don't 
denigrate my home for no apparent reason ?

Home Owners Associations (which many communities have) have CCR rules, and 
working on cars where others can see, violates most of them.

Most of these people are old farts with new cars and can't understand why 
someone would have a piece of s**t (i.e. Corvair) in their driveway in ANY 
condition.  Mostly they drive Lexus and crap like that.
My Corvair is my only worthwhile car right now, and as much as I enjoy 
tearing it apart, I want to concentrate on what needs to be done, and spend 
money on tools that I need.

I'm thinking you are a professional mechanic, and hopefully more competent 
and less avaricious than those with whom I have had my various experiences, 
and I'm sorry if I struck a nerve (obviously I did, but I'm just not sure 
WHICH nerve ?)

If you took my comment as a slam, it was not aimed at competent mechanics.
My point is that removing the wheel, which I'm sure is much more than 10% of 
the job, and requiring a tool that I do not have, is not even necessary, but 
does add to the cost of paying someone else to do it ?

Back to the car, I'm finishing it up and learned a LOT about these steering 
linkages, etc, and having fun doing it, so that more than makes up for 
getting slammed about my home ;>}) !

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Pulling steering column question answered


> You always seem to get the "10%" job that you can't beat the flat rate 
> manual. I wonder what the book pays for that job (r+r steering box). I 
> have never lived in a trailor park nor been with a HOA but I agree with 
> your statement about having to move to get more  room. Good luck as 
> always.
> TS in DC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
>>Sent: Sep 13, 2010 2:24 PM
>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>Subject: <VV> Pulling steering column question answered
>>
>>OK, question answered !
>>
>>Steering wheel does not need to be removed to pull the shaft, at least not
>>on a 1967 (or later ?), maybe even without pulling front seat.
>>
>>http://www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/1967MonzaSteeringWheelRemoval.htm
>>
>>Maybe that's a "flat rate inflator" ? (not to start another debate !)
>>
>>About 1/2 hour, with studying each step, to make sure there are no
>>surprises, including removing front seat (which I was doing anyway).
>>
>>Charlie
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
>>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 11:55 AM
>>Subject: <VV> Pulling steering column to install steering box ?
>>
>>
>>>I know it seems like overkill, but ...
>>>
>>> I'm having a devil of a time getting the collapsible coupler to line up
>>> when
>>> re-installing the stock steering box,
>>> I figure I can take the whole shaft out where I can see it, and it'll be
>>> easier to remove the whole thing than to mess with it any longer (unless 
>>> I
>>> grow another couple of hands, but evolution takes way too long to wait 
>>> !)
>>>
>>> When pulling a steering column, is it really necessary to remove the
>>> steering wheel ?
>>>
>>> It seems as though that is required to clear the front seat when pulling
>>> the
>>> shaft out ?
>>>
>>> I already have the seats out, so that's not an issue ?
>>>
>>> Did I metion that the HOA is bedeviling me about working in the driveway
>>> so
>>> it's hard to be surreptitious about it !
>>> The neighbors complained that a "young guy" is working in the driveway, 
>>> so
>>> that was uplifting anyway !  (Probably becauuse people thewir age are
>>> stiuck
>>> to their rocking chairs ?)
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
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