[FC] FC clutch

[Shaun]

All next week, in Portland. Corvairs out the yin-yang.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles" <r75 at shaw.ca>
To: "The Corvanatics list" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC clutch


> Thanks for the generous offer, Shaun, and I may press you into service
> if you allow me to provide refreshments.
>
> - Charles
>
> ps   What convention?  There's  a convention?  :0
>
>
>
> Shaun wrote:
>
> >Hi Charles, do you have the drivetrain out? If so, I can come by and show
> >you how to seal it "for good".
> >It'll have to wait 'till after the convention, I'm busy 'till then. Let
me
> >know and I can pick up the parts you need at the convention.
> >Shaun
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Charles" <r75 at shaw.ca>
> >To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:05 AM
> >Subject: [FC] FC clutch
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hey everybody,
> >>
> >>I guess some of you lucky folks are already on your way to Portland but
> >>maybe a few left behind can help. I've always had trouble with a slippy
> >>clutch. It's the third disc now and it's past the shuddering engagement
> >>stage and on to a total slide in all gears if I apply any more throttle
> >>than an idle speed. Is it possible to have a dry clutch or is it just
> >>one of those things you have to live with? If not then where would the
> >>possible sources of fluid be coming from? Do I recall something about
> >>two different sizes of input (?) shaft seals? Also, replacing it sounds
> >>like a bit of a big job for a very novice wrench like me... am I
> >>correct? This is a working van so I do need to keep it going... of
> >>course it's also fun to cruise around :)
> >>
> >>While I'm asking for help there's one other thing that comes to mind. Is
> >>there some kind of trick to adjusting the steering box?  I can't seem to
> >>budge that giant adjusting ringnut and it looks too fragile to apply any
> >>force to it. Any thoughts on that?
> >>
> >>As usual any help would be appreciated,
> >>
> >>Charles
> >>
> >>'63 Corvan
> >>
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