<VV> idler pulley

[shortle]

Larry, You are right. It was the shaft rising up out of the top cover. And this was installed by a company that knows better. Unfortunately all I got was lip service and excuses on what went wrong and why (I was out of the 12 month warranty). Which makes me question lots of so called professionals because this is something that should not happen. Now there are very few who I trust with Corvair repair work. This is not the only issue I have had with trusting Corvair mechanics so nowadays I do as much as I can myself.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301 


-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Forman <larry at forman.net>
>Sent: Jan 28, 2012 4:35 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> idler pulley
>
>Are you sure that it was not the shaft as well as the bearing riding up 
>with it?    If so, that is normally caused by pressing the bearing shaft 
>out without properly heating the shaft and mating housing.  If you just 
>press the shaft out cold, then the hole mating to the bearing shaft 
>becomes broached and can fail once the engine becomes hot.   I had a 
>failure like that happen with an idler shaft that came out when the 
>engine got hot.
>
>Larry Forman
>
>On 1/28/2012 2:59 PM, shortle wrote:
>> Yes, if going on a long trip. But it's the fan bearing I had to hammer back down in Williams Arizona on my way back from the convention in Ventura a few years ago. The fan wanted to rise up while driving (I am glad I had the top shroud on so as to contain the fan, pulley, bolts, and bearing). I actually had to hammer it back down in a few places on the side of the road but it was in Williams that the belt came off as well.
>> Timothy Shortle in (beautiful, warm) Durango Colorado 81301
>>
>
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