thebearded1
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Has anyone rebuilt a reversed corvair box before? What is needed to get the old bearings and bushings out and the new ones in? I don't have a press and would hate to tear something up trying to use not the right tools.
Rebuilding Rev Corvair Box
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thebearded1
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Thanks I had seen that post and tried turning the adjustor before but it wouldn't budge. I was able turn it with the box off the car though but I can not reach the adjuster well enough to turn it on the car still so it will be tough to adjust it in the method they describe. I also don't have a torque wrench. Instead of taking the pitman arm off I figure I can just jack the front of the car up to unload the wheels
thebearded1
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I assume the worm gear adjuster is where the input shaft comes out of right? It mentions figure 1 but that figure isn't with the article. Figure 4 shows the adjuster on the side of the box which sounds like it is adjust after the worm gear
thebearded1
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Yea that one is the most helpful one i've found so far. When i went back trying to adjust it i discovered a problem the cover that the adjuster threads through is stripped. I ordered a used cover from California Corvair parts hopefully it gets here in time. I'm not sure if a helicoil would work since it's a through hole. I've never used one before but my dad always did on dead end holes on intakes for carb hold downs. I almost wonder if I could make one out of some steel i have laying around and tap the adjuster hole, that would be better than aluminum. I could use the aluminum one as a template.
thebearded1
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I ordered the bushings for the pitman shaft from Clark's Corvair parts. They noted in the catalog that the inner bushing wears often and this is located where I have the play so I think this will help out my problem. They also have an excellent exploded view on their site. I think this winter I will fully rebuild the box myself and just use sockets to drive in and out the stuff. I've done it before on some motorcycle stuff.
Clark's Corvair Parts, Inc. - Corvair Parts Catalog - Over 12,000 parts - pg 158
Clark's Corvair Parts, Inc. - Corvair Parts Catalog - Over 12,000 parts - pg 158
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