<VV> Powerglide Again

[Harry Yarnell]

There shouldn't be any problems with shaft alignments. The center shaft
(pump shaft) shouldn't come out; it's held to the pump drive with a 'c'
clip. The input shaft just slips in or out.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Hammett" <khammett@stainlessfab.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: <VV> Powerglide Again


> Joy, Glad to have you as a member.  Since you will have the car up on
stands
> you can join Group Red.  The web site to join is
> www.wittelaw.com/personal.... (GGG)
>
> Did I understand you correctly that when you put the engine back in you
> should have installed the TC on the input shaft first, and bolted to flex
> plate after the engine is in place?  I take it that this means that when
you
> pulled the engine the input shaft came out with the TC.  My concern is
that
> I will have problems when putting my powertrain back together as my input
> shaft came out with the TC, I don't want to have problems as you have
> described.  Is it easy to slip the front pump out of position?  How can
one
> test to see if it is in place (without taking the front off the PG).
>
> A positive note on the PG's is that they seem to last forever as long as
> they stay cool.  There is a nice article in the March Communique on this.
>
> Keith Hammett
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