<VV> Re: corvair axle failure

djtcz at comcast.net djtcz at comcast.net
Tue Dec 6 20:35:36 EST 2005


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 I know the Corvair was > exonerated by the National Highway Institute but I can't help but wonder > about what I've read and heard about the steering shaft and also the axle  coming off. 
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Is that from that book that shows up on the bargain tables about worst cars ever made, or something similar?
That is the only place I ever heard of "weak" axles.  When I read it a presumed it was a total misconstruction of swing axle "jacking" and oversteer by the hasty author.


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