<VV> EM Rear Axle Bearing

[Dan & Synde]

Well Larry, I don't know how they could be getting by with these bearings.
Maybe they have really stiff suspensions with no toe-in/toe-out at all.
Maybe they are show cars that don't get driven.   As you are aware, in order
to set the rear toe-in/toe-out on an early model, you put shims between the
transmission and bracket.  This requires the axle to move in an additional
axis of rotation that a standard bearing just can't do.  The "Green" bearing
has one axis of rotation like any other standard wheel bearing.  The axle
needs to move in this additional axis at both the u-joint and bearing end.
Due to the design of the corvair rear lower control arm, toe-in and toe-out
is affected as well as camber throughout the travel of the rear suspension.
This would put the "Green" bearing in a bind if the suspension moved at all
even if toe-in/toe-out was set perfect at the curb.  Being that rear bearing
is the only thing holding the axle in on an early model, one would be taking
a risk with one's life to try using a standard bearing like the "Green".
Probably aren't too many people around to report the failures because they
didn't live to tell of it!!!

Dan Kling
1961 Greenbrier Deluxe, 4spd 3.89
1963 Spyder, Restored (no engine yet)      

>Message: 5
>From: "LCP" <larry@larryscorvair.com>
>To: "corvairs" <lonwall@corvairunderground.com>
>Cc: "David Baker" <dbaker10@twcny.rr.com>,
>   "VV \(E-mail\)"
>  <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> EM Rear Axle Bearing
>Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:45:34 -0800
>
>I do exist..I just am just too busy to respond as I used to, because I am
now
>down to working 18 hours a day...
>I hope soon it will get down to 16 :)
>
>I have heard all the bad reports about Green bearings for years now.
>I wanted to give them a test to see how they would work.
>I have 2 customers who demanded Green bearings ,so after telling them the
>reports..they bought them anyway.
>They are both very happy to have a few years of use on them with no
problems.
>Lots of my buggy customers also use them with no problems.
>In 32 years of dealing with Corvairs,I have only seen 1 failure of a Green
>bearing ...
>Don't get me wrong..I would not put one on my corvair....but they do
work...
>I would like to hear real reports from guys who had real failures with
>them...
>Back to work... :)
>Larry

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