<VV> Rampside engine

Frank DuVal corvairduval at cox.net
Fri Oct 29 21:55:28 EDT 2010


A very common mistake.

The bad news is that snout is the first thing to get installed in the 
bare differential case. So changing it is something to be avoided in the 
future. New ones are reproduced and available from our vendors.

But, it is an opportunity to buy more tools! And learn how differentials 
work.

Frank DuVal


Harry Smith wrote:

>The engine is out! Just finished, took about 3 hours to pull it. The only
>casualty was the sleeve on the front of the transmission where the throwout
>bearing rides. The shaft of the trans came out with the engine and the
>weight snapped it. Had to push the engine back in and get it in gear to hold
>the shaft. I will post some opictures later tonight.
>Harry Smith
>1963 Rampside Southwestern Bell Telephone Truck
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