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sgarnett View Member Profile	Sep 6 2008, 08:06 PM Post #2
Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33	What's the recommended maintenance for the bellcrank (aka "propellor") bearing? It doesn't appear to be sealed. Shoot in some WD-40 every now and then, or some aerosol lithium grease, or ???

sgarnett View Member Profile	Sep 10 2008, 04:24 PM Post #3
Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33	QUOTE (sgarnett @ Sep 6 2008, 04:06 PM) What's the recommended maintenance for the bellcrank (aka "propellor") bearing? It doesn't appear to be sealed. Shoot in some WD-40 every now and then, or some aerosol lithium grease, or ??? I just spoke with Jim Fay. He said the bearing actually is sealed, and since it doesn't move much in operation, there's also very little wear. No maintenance is required. As a few people have already discovered, the axle clamp shims that were originally shipped in the kits are too thin for the 10 bolt tubes. A few people have already received and verified new shims, and they were shipped out for everyone else (or maybe everyone that didn't specify a 9" or 12 bolt fitment) on Monday (9/8/08).

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Sam Strano Watts Link Jul 17 2008, 11:12 PM

poSSum Can you tell someone that is slowly grasping the c... Jul 17 2008, 11:39 PM

Bald54 I was just curious what Solo class those would be ... Jul 17 2008, 11:44 PM

slowTA Will this require a spring and shock change too? ... Jul 18 2008, 12:00 AM

Sam Strano Let's see if I can answer all 3 in one post...... Jul 18 2008, 12:20 AM

marka Howdy, Sam, have you done a back to back test wit... Jul 18 2008, 12:33 AM

Sam Strano I have not, and don't claim to--yet. Nothing ... Jul 18 2008, 12:38 AM

marka Howdy, QUOTE (Sam Strano @ Jul 17 2008, 08... Jul 18 2008, 12:46 AM

sgarnett It looks like adjusting the roll center height cou... Jul 18 2008, 12:59 AM

sgarnett Sam, do you know if that will clear an AAM/SS diff... Jul 18 2008, 01:25 AM

Sam Strano Chris asked it if would require a spring and shock... Jul 18 2008, 04:01 PM

Sam Strano That's 2 orders so far. FWIW, I'm taking... Jul 18 2008, 08:49 PM

00 SS Sam, Does installation require any permanent chan... Jul 19 2008, 03:55 AM

sgarnett "True Bolt in design. No welding, cutting, an... Jul 19 2008, 04:32 AM

00 SS OK, so I missed that part. Jul 19 2008, 06:01 PM

JimMueller Hmm, so will this play nicely with those folks who... Jul 20 2008, 01:09 AM

sgarnett Eliminating lateral movement of the axle should ac... Jul 20 2008, 03:05 AM

93FirehawkTA I'm interested... but its gotta come in black Jul 20 2008, 04:30 PM

BigEnos QUOTE (93FirehawkTA @ Jul 20 2008, 10:30 ... Jul 22 2008, 06:53 PM

Sam Strano I'll have to check on black. I'm not sure... Jul 21 2008, 03:32 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Sam Strano @ Jul 21 2008, 11:32 AM... Jul 21 2008, 06:28 PM

2manyfbods are there anymore pics of it ? Jul 21 2008, 08:50 PM

JimMueller I wonder if the welded-in UE PHB lowering brackets... Jul 21 2008, 09:16 PM

Sam Strano It mounts to the stock location PHB body and brace... Jul 21 2008, 09:27 PM

Eugenio_SS I'm interested in one... if they don't com... Jul 21 2008, 09:54 PM

Sam Strano They can't ship together anyway.... Besid... Jul 21 2008, 10:03 PM

sgarnett Judging from the photo, I think the body side may ... Jul 22 2008, 12:12 AM

93FirehawkTA Another question... any issues with exhaust cleara... Jul 22 2008, 03:09 AM

Sam Strano QUOTE (93FirehawkTA @ Jul 21 2008, 11:09 ... Jul 22 2008, 03:51 PM

Sam Strano Color update: Fays2 has used Red since they start... Jul 22 2008, 05:36 PM

veinharvest Hey Sam, I want to play too! Color doesn... Jul 22 2008, 06:19 PM

Sam Strano QUOTE (veinharvest @ Jul 22 2008, 02:19 P... Jul 22 2008, 06:31 PM

veinharvest If you want to play, you need to go order it (easi... Jul 22 2008, 08:32 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Sam Strano @ Jul 22 2008, 01:36 PM... Jul 22 2008, 07:10 PM

JimMueller I chose black for my parts because I don't lik... Jul 22 2008, 06:20 PM

Sam Strano QUOTE (JimMueller @ Jul 22 2008, 02:20 PM... Jul 22 2008, 06:31 PM

Cr0usEEE and I think I am 3rd or 4th....plus I don't ca... Jul 22 2008, 08:22 PM

ESPCamaro QUOTE (Cr0usEEE @ Jul 22 2008, 03:22 PM) ... Jul 31 2008, 08:27 PM

Major_Lee_Slow Sam, I can see how the center pivot is adjustable... Jul 22 2008, 08:42 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Major_Lee_Slow @ Jul 22 2008, 04:4... Jul 23 2008, 02:30 AM

sgarnett QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 22 2008, 10:30 PM) ... Jul 29 2008, 02:03 PM

nape QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 29 2008, 09:03 AM) ... Jul 30 2008, 02:15 AM

Sam Strano QUOTE (Major_Lee_Slow @ Jul 22 2008, 04:4... Jul 23 2008, 03:41 PM

Rampant I will be wanting a Moser 12 bolt version. I need... Jul 23 2008, 02:19 AM

sgarnett The links should be set up to be equal in length. ... Jul 23 2008, 04:46 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 23 2008, 12:46 PM) ... Jul 24 2008, 12:06 PM

Major_Lee_Slow The you tube video isn't working. All Watt... Jul 23 2008, 05:10 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Major_Lee_Slow @ Jul 23 2008, 01:1... Jul 23 2008, 05:58 PM

Sam Strano The video just worked for me. Try again. http... Jul 23 2008, 05:49 PM

Major_Lee_Slow What I mean is that the "arms" of the ax... Jul 23 2008, 06:04 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Major_Lee_Slow @ Jul 23 2008, 02:0... Jul 23 2008, 06:50 PM

Major_Lee_Slow Ok, I see it now, they are angled up and down (Man... Jul 23 2008, 10:41 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Major_Lee_Slow @ Jul 23 2008, 06:4... Jul 23 2008, 11:51 PM

Sam Strano Friction/clamping is what holds the watts in place... Jul 23 2008, 10:54 PM

Sam Strano The brake lines are easily pushed around. It won... Jul 30 2008, 04:32 PM

trackbird Yes, there are some posts missing. Yes, I moved th... Jul 30 2008, 05:07 PM

Sam Strano Appreciate it. Jul 30 2008, 07:47 PM

sgarnett Well, my mid-August test-n-tune has been cut from ... Jul 31 2008, 09:42 PM

Sam Strano Just spoke to Fay2 regarding an update. Things ar... Aug 1 2008, 05:22 PM

sgarnett Will black be available at the same time as red, o... Aug 2 2008, 10:04 AM

Sam Strano Making both colors in the initial batch, but the s... Aug 2 2008, 08:11 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (Sam Strano @ Aug 2 2008, 04:11 PM)... Aug 4 2008, 12:07 PM

JimMueller Doing some more thinking on this... I was under th... Aug 2 2008, 09:59 PM

Sam Strano QUOTE (JimMueller @ Aug 2 2008, 05:59 PM)... Aug 4 2008, 07:45 PM

John_D. I think Sam likes the Watts link because it's ... Aug 4 2008, 02:05 PM

Sam Strano Newest update.... All the tubing is cut and read... Aug 13 2008, 07:09 PM

Sam Strano Trying to for a new update.... Now have instructi... Aug 21 2008, 04:50 PM

Sam Strano Good news: "Sam, I just met with the welder,... Aug 21 2008, 07:41 PM

Rampant QUOTE (Sam Strano @ Aug 21 2008, 01:41 PM... Aug 22 2008, 02:28 AM

tpunk QUOTE (Rampant @ Aug 21 2008, 09:28 PM) Q... Aug 22 2008, 04:15 AM

Sam Strano The car the prototype was tested on has a 12-bolt ... Aug 22 2008, 04:06 PM

Eugenio_SS will these work w/ a 9" ? Aug 22 2008, 09:07 PM

Sam Strano The only thing that matters is the size of the axl... Aug 22 2008, 09:18 PM

Sam Strano And the latest update......... Starting t... Aug 29 2008, 05:12 PM

veinharvest Heh heh heh! Let me know when you want to pl... Aug 31 2008, 11:45 PM

sgarnett Mine arrived today. The instruction book is very t... Sep 4 2008, 05:11 AM

Cr0usEEE I got mine yesterday...and gone through the instru... Sep 4 2008, 01:30 PM

shortbus QUOTE (Cr0usEEE @ Sep 4 2008, 09:30 AM) I... Sep 4 2008, 02:07 PM

Cr0usEEE QUOTE (shortbus @ Sep 4 2008, 10:07 AM) Q... Sep 4 2008, 02:26 PM

shortbus You'll want those bars to be level when the ca... Sep 4 2008, 02:35 PM

Sam Strano The spacer to move the swaybar down a bit is what ... Sep 4 2008, 03:29 PM

sgarnett What's the recommended maintenance for the bel... Sep 6 2008, 08:06 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (sgarnett @ Sep 6 2008, 04:06 PM) W... Sep 10 2008, 04:24 PM

v7guy I was under the impression that Sam had always sai... Sep 7 2008, 06:47 AM

sgarnett I suspect Sam is busily preparing for Nats, or alr... Sep 7 2008, 03:05 PM

shortbus Sean, that was a most excellent reply. Kudos to yo... Sep 8 2008, 12:22 PM

Sam Strano Wow. Thanks to Sean for taking the time to go thr... Sep 8 2008, 04:05 PM

shortbus Soo..... anyone get theres? Anyone put it on? Any... Sep 8 2008, 05:08 PM

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veinharvest Drove about 50 miles today in about a five mile ra... Sep 21 2008, 02:56 AM

killer_bluebird QUOTE (veinharvest @ Sep 20 2008, 08:56 P... Sep 21 2008, 06:37 AM

shortbus I have done an autocross and 6+ hours at Putnam Pa... Sep 22 2008, 07:31 PM

ESPCamaro QUOTE (shortbus @ Sep 22 2008, 02:31 PM) ... Sep 29 2008, 07:51 PM

Applejack I've been running my '99 in ESP for the la... Oct 2 2008, 02:12 AM

shortbus That there is an awesome little graphic. I think ... Oct 2 2008, 12:23 PM

Applejack The lack of lower left points may be due to the c... Oct 2 2008, 02:10 PM

Cr0usEEE QUOTE (Applejack @ Oct 2 2008, 10:10 AM) ... Oct 2 2008, 02:30 PM

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Sam Strano View Member Profile	Jul 17 2008, 11:12 PM Post #1
Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,441 Joined: 30-December 03 Member No.: 76	I'm now happy to announce we can take pre-orders on a Watts Link for all 82-02 F-bodies with stock diamter axle tubes. There is a version for bigger axle tubes (suck as 12-bolts, etc.) in the works. They should be ready to ship in approximately 2-3 weeks. The unit is made by Fays2 who has been doing these for Mustangs for more than a few years. I not only trust the unit and have had all my questions answered, but will be putting one on my car as soon as possible. Jim and I have had a few discussions about the design and I'm happy to say he addressed my main concerns regarding approximate roll-center height. I wanted to make sure we could start @ stock height and adjust down as the owner sees fit. That has been done and implimented in this unit. Details, specs and a photo on a 4th gen can be seen here: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetails.php...7&ModelID=7 (IMG:http://www.stranoparts.com/data/images/p30617181655.jpg) Price is $650 Plus shipping. Shipping costs will normally not exceed $30 in most cases. Fays2 own website has the pricing set lower, but after a discussion with Jim Fay, he informed me the prices are incorrect and will be changed.