[NoVa-Corvairs] Idler Pulley Bearing

[Lawrence Brent]

It would be helpful to know location saturdays meeting might be able to
attend.  L D Brent


On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 1:09 PM, <clshimp at q.com> wrote:

> Al:  To answer your question,w/o a return core the price is $105.55 which
> seems really high to me.
> Clark's will give you $40 for an old unit that has a usable pulley.
>
>
>
> I copied the NVCC list as I have to make a retraction.  The current
> Clark's idler arm bearing is not 75% bigger.  It is the same as the
> original.  I happen to have 5 of the units and I grabbed one to send back.
> That one was different and smaller than the rest.  If memory serves me I
> got that bearing from Western Auto many, many years ago and had a mechanic
> friend take out the old and press in the new.  Why don't I just buy the
> bearing?  I do have a shop press and have pressed on new bearings but I
> don't have the right spacers and clamps to hold the old units down while
> pressing off the old bearing.  Something that I should work on.  Curt
>
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> *From: *"ALBERT BIRKS" <foxchase123 at msn.com>
> *To: *"clshimp" <clshimp at q.com>
> *Sent: *Thursday, February 6, 2014 8:44:55 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Idler Pulley Bearing
>
> 
>  Curt:  Did you send back your old arm for rebuild?  How much did you
> pay for the new arm/bearing? Too bad Chevrolet didn't make this arm spring
> loaded like the ones on current engines.  Probably not sufficient room.
>
> Al Birks
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* clshimp at q.com
> *To:* novacc-list at corvair.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 04, 2014 6:32 PM
> *Subject:* [NoVa-Corvairs] Idler Pulley Bearing
>
> Members, if you have thought about getting a replacement idler bearing
> from Clark's w or w/o the pulley and/or arm now is a good time to do it.  I
> just got one and the bearing is 75% larger (longer).   The last time I got
> one from Clark's the bearing was the same size as the original but the
> shaft that presses into the aluminum arm was short and would only go half
> way into the arm.  I never used it as I was concern the downward force on
> the pulley might pull the shaft out of the arm.  The shaft on the pulley I
> just received is 3/8"longer than the original and protrudes out through
> the arm.  Little chance of it pulling out.  By the way Clark's is paying
> $40 for old arms with bearing and pulley.  Curt
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