[NoVa-Corvairs] Vair Fair Tech Sessions

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Curt,

the puller ring is supposed to be installed with the bearing on an  
early axle.  I suppose sometimes they aren't, as I often see that  
caveat to removing an early axle bearing.  I have most of the early  
shop manuals, I'll try to find a photo and we can check the axles,  
but with a half dozen or so available, I think we're in good shape.

On the Tech Sessions overall, the schedule sounds good, I'm fine with  
the afternoon.  Curt, I realize you're very busy, but if you'd like  
to give your presentation on oil, I'm sure it would be very well  
received, I think we could consider a third session.  Again, if some  
folks have to decide between events, so be it.

--Bryan

On Apr 18, 2007, at 10:30 AM, Curtis Shimp wrote:

> I don't know anything about early model axles and my question has  
> to do
> with Russell Davis' offer to do a demo on pulling early model axle
> bearings.  During my conversation with Russell he said "make sure that
> the ring is still on the axle as my puller needs that to work".  I
> assumed that this was a Corvair part that came with the car.  From  
> Al's
> message about "ring puller" one could conclude that the part needed by
> Russell is an after market part that you need to pull the bearing.   
> Can
> someone explain?
>
> If no one has a problem I do plan to formally advise Russell that  
> he will
> do the 10:00 AM tech session with me as a backup to talk about recent
> camshaft failures and the role the "new API SM oils may have on that.
> Bryan would then do the afternoon tech session.