<VV> Clutch cross shaft wear

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

Chuck,
 
In the Owner's Manual (glove box book) GM recommended removing the plug in  
the clutch cross shaft at 36,000 miles and installing a grease fitting so 
grease  could be added.  Once you have replaced the worn parts, if you still 
have  the plug in place then remove it and install a fitting and add grease 
to the  shaft until it appears at each end.  Then grease it at least every  
36,000 miles.  The parts will last a long time if they are lubricated  
regularly.
 
Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Corvanatics
CORSA
'64 Greenbrier
'65 Corsa
'68 Monza
 
 
In a message dated 9/3/2012 1:04:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cmckinley313 at verizon.net writes:

Three  times now in the last fifteen years I've run into a situation
where  something in my clutch cross shaft wears out and the stud gets
sloppy at  the right end (passenger end) so that going into reverse, the
cross shaft  wiggles back and forth and the clutch engages very jerkily.
The first time  all I had to do was tighten the nut on the stud (which
hadn't been tight  when I got the car.) The second time, I had to replace
the stud. No big  deal. Now the stud, or the cross shaft, or maybe even
the mounting bracket,  appears to be worn, and I'm getting the same jerky
reverse symptoms as  before. I'll be pulling the whole assembly apart
tomorrow when I have room  in the garage, but I thought I'd check with
you to find out what the normal  wear history is, so that (1) I can order
the right replacement part(s), and  (2) I can take whatever steps might
be advisable to delay a recurrence of  the problem.
For what it's worth, the car has about 80,000 miles on the  running gear.

Thanks in advance,
Chuck McKinley
'63 Monza 900 80  hp 3-speed

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