<VV> mechanic recommendation near San Francisco? (newbie)

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

Ooops!! Wrong needle bearings. Use grease, slip on carefully, make SURE it  
doesn't slide off!! 
 
 
In a message dated 9/20/2005 8:47:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
JVHRoberts at aol.com writes:

Yep, one  of two ways:

1. Make a wooden dowel a little smaller than the OD of the  countershaft,  
and 
EXACTLY as long as the cluster gear. Stick the  needles in with grease, drop  
it in the case. As you push the  countershaft in from the rear of the case, 
the 
dowel comes out of the  front. 

2. Stick the needles in with the heaviest grease you have.  Also, stick the  
think steel washers in the end, and stick the thrust  washers into the case 
using  said grease. Insert cluster carefully.  Once it's lined up with the 
holes, 
(I  suggest doing this with the  case sitting on its front), carefully slide 
the 
countershaft in. 

I  have used method #2 many times, and have never dislodged the needles.   
With 
the correct number of needles in place, and the thin steel washer in  place,  
they are actually stay in place fairly well.  

John


In a message dated 9/20/2005 7:24:49 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time,  
bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca writes:

BTW,   does anybody actually have a sure fire way of doing that   ?

Bob


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: September 20, 2005 4:40 PM
To:   virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> mechanic  recommendation  near San Francisco? (newbie)

Probably in the  middle of trying to get  the needle bearings to stay on the 
trans  main shaft while he slips on the  clutch/input gear.....
-----  Original Message ----- 
From: "John Beck"   <jb30343 at navix.net>