[C2] Star adjuster
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,525
Likes: 372
From: Philadelphia PA
Star adjuster
Is it imperative that the washer goes back on the star adjuster? When I took mine off to clean up, there was a washer between the little nub that slides off the end of the adjuster and the main part. When I put everything back together, I forgot the washer. I did put some copper anti seize on that smooth part and the threads.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 58,061
Likes: 7,146
Army
Is it imperative that the washer goes back on the star adjuster? When I took mine off to clean up, there was a washer between the little nub that slides off the end of the adjuster and the main part. When I put everything back together, I forgot the washer. I did put some copper anti seize on that smooth part and the threads.
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,525
Likes: 372
From: Philadelphia PA
I don't suppose there is a way to remove just the star adjuster without taking everything back apart is there?
Last edited by bluestreak63; Feb 20, 2017 at 01:42 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 58,061
Likes: 7,146
Army
Sure. Run the pawl wheel all the way in then force the bottom of the shoes apart. Remove the torpedo. Install the washer and wedge the whole torpedo back into the shoe slots. Adjust the pawl wheel back out. 10 minute job.
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; Feb 20, 2017 at 01:56 PM.
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,525
Likes: 372
From: Philadelphia PA
thanks frank!On a side note, I came in last night after getting some time to work on the brakes and said to the wife, well after 3 years, I finally got one of the rear brakes back together. She responded with, are you sure you should be working on brakes? I hesitated for a minute. But then relized I have this forum!!
Gonna get a bumper sticker, "Corvetteforum is my co-pilot"
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 26,118
Likes: 1,874
From: Greenville, Indiana
Instead of forcing the shoe apart at the bottom, I think it would be easier to take a shoe loose at the top and fold it toward the other shoe which is still anchored. You shouldn't even have to disconnect the bottom spring.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 58,061
Likes: 7,146
Army
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 58,061
Likes: 7,146
Army
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,525
Likes: 372
From: Philadelphia PA
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 17,571
Likes: 3,460
From: Fresno California