.... I usually ship United Parcel Service ground which takes
about seven calendar days (five working days) travel time from the caost to coast.
... Price for the non-Corvair harmonic balancers is $ 98.00 (for most models) for the rebuilding service plus I add the actual cost of shipping (usually $ 9.80 for a two day air service) and insurance (if you wish to purchase it).. (Some larger sizes or models that require unusually large quantities of rubber may be charged an extra amount to cover the extra rubber material and labor costs).
... You may estimate shipping charges by including the same amount as it costs you to ship to me in your personal check or money order.
... Or you may use any of four major credit cards:
Visa, M/C, or American Express or Discover. I will call and get your card informaiton when your part is completed and ready to be shipped back to you.
...Just ship your package (carefully padded inside of course...) to :
Dale Manufacturing................... Phone: 1 503 364-8685
3425 Fairhaven Avenue N.E. ...... e-mail:dalemfg@juno.com
Salem, Oregon 97301 (USA)
... I personally do all the work my self, (my wife does shipping, receiving, and painting), so you can rest assured that my thirty years of experience will be working for you, combined with premium high temperature mold-making silicone rubber, the best chemical primer, an agressive sandblasted surface on the rubber bonding surfaces, and careful fixturing to ensure proper alignment of the keyway and timing marks, and accurate centering of parts (within 0.001") for accurate running and balance.
... All these add up to a quality product that will give long service (in fact I guarantee that the rubber bond will not fail.. or I will rebuild it free of charge) (abuse and accident damage exempted of course)
... About the only special care you need to take is to keep the rubber out of parts cleaning solvent or gasoline because this type of rubber absorbes these solvents (like a sponge absorbs water) causing extreme swelling. Normal engine compartment use is not a problem however.
... I complete the work with a coat of black acrylic enamel spray paint and a light polish to the oil seal surface.
... I do not recommend use of the thin metal sleeves sometimes added to the oil seal surface under normal conditions. Usually any oil seal wear groove is only one or two thousandths of an inch deep. If you want an entirely new oil seal surface for the new oil seal to ride on, I suggest cutting a piece of thick automotive gasket out into a donut shape to slip between the oil seal and engine block; this will space the lip of the new seal to a previously unsued area of the harmonic balancer oil seal machined surface. Also, Dave Herrin at "The Source" has an improved quality oil seal available for Corvair that has a double oil seal lip which should give superior oil sealing under all conditions (be sure to fill area between the two oil seal lips with non-fiber high temperature grease before installation.)
