<VV> Clutch cross shaft wear

[chuck mckinley]

Right, I've had the grease fitting forever, but I admit I've "neglected"
it. I just took everything apart, couldn't find any wear, so I put it
back together and readjusted the clutch rod, now everything seems fine.
Might have been a loose nut at the driver's end of the cross shaft. I'll
get under there with the grease gun tomorrow and finish the job. There
was grease in the cross shaft but not coming out both ends.

Thanks to all for suggestions.
Chuck


On Mon, 2012-09-03 at 15:51 -0400, HallGrenn at aol.com wrote:
> 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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