<VV> Re: VirtualVairs digest, Vol 1 #835 - 12 msgs

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> Message: 11 
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:57:29 -0500 
> From: "Cepak, Tom A" 
> To: virtualvairs@corvair.org 
> Subject: Pinion Gears 
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> I read the 1965-66 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Turbo Buyer's Guide article 
> in the August issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines and I have some 
> questions. Larry Claypool states, "The transaxle's weakest links are 
> the spider (pinion) gears" and "They were perfectly adequate for the 
> stock power and tires, but if you give the car more grip and load the 
> transmission, you can run into problems." Those of you that have 
> installed more aggressive engines, have you run into transaxle problems? 
> Is it worth the extra money to upgrade the pinions from 2 gears to 4? 
> I've purchase a 110 engine in which I'm going to rebuild to a 140 and I 
> haven't even thought about the transaxle. Should I be concerned? 
The battery went in my 63 spyder. At the time I was going to a school with a parking garage with a lovely sytem of ramps so I could roll back and then backwards down hill and jump start it.  After a few weeks of reverse jumps I blew out  the thin side cover.  I don't recall if the if the pinions were involved, but I kind of recall buying a lot of replacement posi parts. Sure wish I'd just bought a battery