[FC] FC clutch

Merv Krull and or Loretta Prosser krupross at sunwave.net
Thu Jul 21 12:16:31 EDT 2005


Shaun... it is well work the detour! Check out Climax and Intercourse and 
Bird In The Hand... it's all there! Those Amish folks really have a great 
sense of humour!
toodles
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
To: "The Corvanatics list" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC clutch


> Hi Paul, it's a little out of my way. Charles lives almost on my way home
> from work.<G>
> Shaun
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Campbell" <paule_3 at hotmail.com>
> To: "The Corvanatics list" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [FC] FC clutch
>
>
> Shaun,  I have a 61 Rampside that needs the exact same treatment.  Will 
> you
> come by and seal mine up "for good" ?   I live near Harrisburg, PA
>   Paul C.
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Shaun<mailto:shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
>  To: The Corvanatics list<mailto:corvanatics at corvair.org>
>  Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:57 PM
>  Subject: Re: [FC] FC clutch
>
>
>  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<mailto:r75 at shaw.ca>>
>  To: <corvanatics at corvair.org<mailto: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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