Rubber Has Vulcanized?

["M Turner" <tminjesu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

 

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From: jsadowski

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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

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From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx

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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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