<VV> The 3 Greatest Corvair Improvements

[Frank DuVal]

Just because you had a failure does not mean the part is engineered 
wrong for the application. The bearing is a water pump bearing with the 
fan shaft cut off. A very common bearing back in the 60's. For a while 
we could buy them at a local bearing house! And, since no water leaks 
through a bad seal on the Corvair application, it should last longer 
than the typical water pump application! Yes, they did use a better 
bearing as time wore on. Yes, the earlier ones are more prone to 
throwing ball bearings at people standing looking for the funny sound 
back there... ggg. But, the number that fail within 100 miles of the 
start of noise is few. The number, especially late model, that roar when 
cold for years is great.

And except for the turbo models, what is so hard about taking the engine 
apart to do this? Ever have to change a water pump on a 70's model Ford? 
Only the need for a press is difficult to accomplish on the side of the 
road. That and waiting for the parts to be delivered...  Better carry a 
fuel pump also. And an early axle bearing assembly.

I'll list this take apart bearing as a solution looking for a real problem.

Frank DuVal



airvair wrote:

>That may be, but if it's good enough for alternator bearings, it's good
>enough for blower bearings. Besides, I'd rather be able to replace them
>when and where needed than need to and not be able. The factory design
>was defective from the start in that they "assumed" that it would last
>"forever", (one of their "sealed for life" ideas that I call "sealed for
>death.") Hence they designed it for a "special" bearing, and needing a
>complicated repair procedure. Heck, even the fact that they *needed* to
>upgrade at all the bearing size from its original 1960 design is an
>admission that their idea sucked in the first place. Idiot designers!
>
>-Mark C
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>corvairs wrote:
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>>That's sort of a funny irony Ron because the 6207 bearings that are used
>>in this conversion are rated at a much lower load rate than the original
>>type blower bearing. I've often joked that it's a good thing that the
>>conversion makes changing the bearings so easy - because you're going to
>>have to do it many more times! Lon
>>
>>Ron wrote:
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>>>What's the object of a quick change bearing when it only needs doing
>>>every ten or twenty years?
>>>RonH
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
>>>Subject: Re: <VV> The 3 Greatest Corvair Improvements
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>>>>Orville Eison's Quick Change Blower Bearing. Clark's sells the American
>>>>Pi/Ray Sedman design variation that they call a cartridge bearing.
>>>>
>>>>-Mark C
>>>>
>>>>corvairs wrote:
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>>>>>Since we're playing games how about this one -
>>>>>
>>>>>What are the greatest Corvair improvements? I have 3.
>>>>>1)Viton O rings
>>>>>2) Pertronix electronic Ignition
>>>>>3) Bolted flywheels (also Palmer hot riveted flywheels)
>>>>>
>>>>>What would you add to the list?
>>>>>The rules -
>>>>>
>>>>>The impovement MUST solve a recognized Corvair problem. That's why, for
>>>>>example, radial tires (often on this list) doesn't count. While they
>>>>>make the Corvair handle better, the Corvair did not have a handling
>>>>>problem prior to thier acceptance. This also rules out synthetic oil
>>>>>(sorry Amsoil pushers) because the use of regular motor oil is NOT a
>>>>>Corvair problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>The improvement MUST fix a general problem common in both earlies and
>>>>>lates. So magnesium blower fans and alternator charging systems, while
>>>>>critical improvements to early model Corvairs wouldn't count.
>>>>>
>>>>>The improvement must be aftermarket - Taking the 2 examples just
>>>>>mentioned, those were upgrades provided by the factory on subsequent
>>>>>years.
>>>>>
>>>>>Rule #4, is the most important. You cannot spend the next 2 weeks and
>>>>>400 posts arguing about the rules.
>>>>>
>>>>>I can defend my choice of 3
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm curious if I've left something off my list?
>>>>>
>>>>>Lon
>>>>>www.corvairunderground.com
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
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