<VV> Shift Tube

[Andy Clark]

Question--how are the brass bushings soldered in? That's a steel tube.
Solder won't stick to it. Or is there some new magic stuff of which I'm
unaware?
Personally, having tried both types, I prefer the delrin bushings. Been
using them for years on several cars, and apart from the need to heat them
in water to facilitate pressing them in, they are a "snap" (pun intended) to
install.
Andy Clark
Camano Island, WA.
1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cjcavitt at comcast.net>
To: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Shift Tube


> Any style of bushing is actually going to work it's just how much work do
you want to put in to make it work properly and with my experience with
these bushings most people dont want to file, sand, braze, solder ect
somthing thats supposed to work right out of the box. Over the years of
selling these bushings most people prefer the delrin bushings over the brass
based on simplicity of instaltion. the average person on this list doesnt
mind modifiying or making parts work but the average customer doesnt want to
do that. The delrin just presses right in, and if you noticed everyone that
said they liked the brass from clarks had to do something to the part to
make it work correctly, so im not saying anyone is better than the other its
just a preference by people but trust me if customers didnt like the delrin
over the brass do you honestly think i would still be selling the delrin?
numbers dont lie.
>
>                                                      curt
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: RUSSELL DAVIS <bluechipmach at verizon.net>
>
> > MY shifter works smooth as silk!!!! What I did was........ Got brass
bushings
> > from Clarks. Cleaned the inside of shifter tube with an round abrasive
cloth
> > roll with a die grinder,then soldered the bushings in (both ends) then
installed
> > the shifter rod with lapping compound(med fine grit) on the I.D. of the
bushings
> > and worked the shifter till it was fairly easy to move. Then take out
the
> > shifter rod, and clean all the lapping compound off of everything.
Grease well
> > and install.If the shifter gets in a bind after installation,you may
have to add
> > shims under it. I used the same ones that came out,and didn't have a
problem.