Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2012/3/13 10:22:28
after years and years of use, the old material was pretty flimsy. i'm guessing it was much stronger when new.
the spring is probably not like new either, so odds of getting it just perfect even with the right thickness of material is pretty iffy even. i doubt the original material is neoprene. so even if it was 1/32 neoprene i used...still may not be right.
so the way i see it....for the price...i hope it works.
the spring on mine didn't have shims, just the sealing gasket around the part that unscrews where the vacuum line connects.
even if i rebuild it i wont know if it works right till i get to start the motor one day. same as my trans...i have no idea if it will even shift right. no clue. just doing it all myself and hoping for the best.
have a great day Howard and thanks for looking at the blog!
Hank
the spring is probably not like new either, so odds of getting it just perfect even with the right thickness of material is pretty iffy even. i doubt the original material is neoprene. so even if it was 1/32 neoprene i used...still may not be right.
so the way i see it....for the price...i hope it works.
the spring on mine didn't have shims, just the sealing gasket around the part that unscrews where the vacuum line connects.
even if i rebuild it i wont know if it works right till i get to start the motor one day. same as my trans...i have no idea if it will even shift right. no clue. just doing it all myself and hoping for the best.
have a great day Howard and thanks for looking at the blog!
Hank
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