John,
Yes, I know Mike was past president of NEIOC.
He did say, however, one of the components of the driveshaft has worn and their
is no more rubber isolation. He used the term "vulcanized". Whether
he misused the term or I misunderstood the term, I know what he means. He
showed me the exact piece in my 1962 service manual.
Vince
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:06
AM
Subject: Re: IML: Rubber Has
Vulcanized?
I have a feeling Mike may have said lower control arm bushings.I've known
Mike for over 20 years & in my opinion, your car is in very capable hands.
Mike was also past President of The Northeast Imperial Owners Club & is
well known by many.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 6:30
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Rubber Has
Vulcanized?
A couple of things don't sound right here. Rubber doesn't
vulcanize. It "is vulcanized" to the metal part. This is a means of
permanently fastening the rubber to the part needing to be insulated. Maybe
he said that it "de-vulcanized", which I suppose could be a way of saying
that your drive line support insulator fell apart. This may have also
happened to your transmission support mount and both engine mounts. Early
'60s Imperials are notorious for this.
The other thing that didn't
sound right was that he replaced your "lower wheel bearings. There are front
wheel bearings and there are rear wheel bearings. Up front, there are inner
wheel bearings and outer wheel bearings. They are all pretty much located at
the same height.
Glad that you found someone that you can trust, that
is as long as these were mis-quotes, and not what he really told you. If he
really said those things, take your car and RUN!
Paul In a message
dated 8/22/2004 5:39:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "M Turner" <tminjesu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>This is an unpaid advertisement! Mike Veronesi of East
Bridgewater MA has been working on my 1962 Imperial Custom Southampton for
the last several weeks, replacing lower wheel bearings, cleaning &
rebuilding the carburetor, bleeding the brakes and adjusting them. Mike
replaced nearly all hoses, corrected the elevation of the car and put new
brackets on the torsion bars. Mike also found an ace muffler shop that
replaced the cherry bombs (Yes! cherry bombs) with nice dual exhausts. He
also showed me driveshaft problems to be corrected, because the rubber has
vulcanized. He will undertake that repair shortly. > >Mike is a
walking encyclopedia on vintage Imperials and Chryslers, and I found him to
be a very quick study. Anyone in the New England area looking for a
knowledgeable, committed and dedicated mechanic could not go wrong. If he
doesn't know something, he goes and learns it! > >Vince in
Boston >
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