<VV> Which Direction Bellows Swivel? Shop Manual Confusion!!

[J R Read_HML]

Dan,  Thanks for pointing out that page.  I missed it on my first perusal.

In reality (what I do), I always put the clip on top.  Whichever way the pin 
is pointing, I've never paid a lot of attention to it.  It ends up pointing 
the way it needs to point in order to get the clip on.  So, wherever it 
points with the clip on top is where I set it.

Frankly, I doubt that it makes any difference (concerning wear and tear on 
the bellows - which was the question) just which way the pin is pointing. 
Would even have less effect on an EM with longer rod than on LM (bellows 
closer to the door), I would also surmise.  The door hinges are not all that 
precise to begin with and there is certainly room for the door itself to 
move side to side an amount which would (or could) compensate for which way 
the pin is pointed.  Understand this to be opinion and not gospel.  In other 
words, why worry about it?

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan & Synde" <dsjkling at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs Submission" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:46 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Which Direction Bellows Swivel? Shop Manual Confusion!!


> Take a look as installed on 6A-12, View A shows the passenger side and 
> View
> B shows the Driver's side.  Looks like they were not too careful pointing
> out the views as the line drawing above is the driver's side, View B is 
> the
> driver's side because you can see the attachment point for the oil cooler,
> View C is the passenger side.
>
> For more confusion, look at the ghost picture 6A-2 and it shows them both
> pointing to the passenger side!!
>
> Mine always seem to line up properly when pointing outboard.  I'd just
> install them however they work without binding.
>
> Just another one of those confusing GM shop manual things!
>
>
> Dan Kling
>
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>
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