<VV> Steering box question - adjustments ?

[Mark Durham]

You might also want to take a look at your tire pressures, make sure they
are correct front and rear. And, who did the alignment? Someone who knows
corvairs?
Mark Durham

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 5:25 AM, Robert K. Henry <robertkhenry at bellsouth.net
> wrote:

> Thanks to all who replied, both online and off.
>
> For quite some time I haven't worried about the box because...well...it was
> working. However not too long ago I took the car out, after new tires and a
> wheel alignment, and the car was all over the road. I adjusted the box to
> tighten it up (I don't know how it suddenly got so loose.) and it helped a
> great deal, but it's still looser than it used to be, and looser than it
> ought to be. I'm sure the car is capable of much better. That got me
> thinking about taking another look at the problem. After my initial efforts
> to find parts years ago I more or less gave up. Apparently the options have
> changed since then.
>
> I hadn't seriously thought about a quick box. Would it be that much of an
> improvement? One of my mission profiles is to take the car to the
> mountains.
> I noticed I was flailing madly twirling the wheel around corners,
> especially
> on "The Dragon." Otherwise the car performs so marvelously in that role.
>
> Robert Henry
> '65 Corsa Convertible Turbo
> Knoxville, TN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Blackwell [mailto:bryan at skiblack.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:28 AM
> To: Robert K. Henry
> Cc: 'Virtual Vairs'
> Subject: Re: <VV> Steering box question - adjustments ?
>
>  On Aug 10, 2010, at 7:04 AM, Robert K. Henry wrote:
>
> > One problem: This car has a telescoping steering column, which appears to
> > disqualify most boxes. The worm on that long input shaft seems ok, if I
> > could just replace the pitman and nut I think I'd be fine.
>
> Yes, this limits your selection.  Have you tried the Corvair used parts
> vendors?  Placed an ad on the CORSA website?  A complete tele column and
> box
> was listed on VV not that long ago, you could have bought both and re-sold
> the extra column.
> >
> > Why can the hot rodders get Corvair steering boxes for their cars but I
> > can't get parts for my actual Corvair? Apparently they're selling new
> chrome
> > plated reversed boxes for more than my car is worth. I don't need chrome
> > plate but I guess I could live with it. But I don't think I could justify
> > spending $700 for a reversed box that won't really fit my car anyway.
>
> Flaming River also sells a standard box.  You would need an adapter shaft
> of
> the correct length, I'm pretty sure Seth could help you get the parts to
> make this a bolt in.
>
> --Bryan=
>
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