hornetV2
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| posted on 22/10/17 at 07:07 PM |
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TYPE 9 GEARBOX BELLHOUSING LENGTH
Hi, can anyone help me out with preferably the length of a Type 9 bellhousing, or alternatively a Type N bellhousing?
The Type 3 in my Hornet Mk 2 finally succumbed to 5 years of 2 litre Zetec abuse in the Heritage Relay at Snetterton earlier in the month, so the time
has come to fit a Type 9, but I will need to retain the Type 3 alloy bellhousing I currently have and either fit a spacer between the gearbox and the
bellhousing, or machine the input shaft to suit, depending on the difference in bellhousing lengths.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 22/10/17 at 07:49 PM |
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Std. 4cyl type 9 dimensions:
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hornetV2
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| posted on 22/10/17 at 08:05 PM |
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Give that man a coconut 
Thank you very much indeed for the quick reply
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snapper
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| posted on 22/10/17 at 09:26 PM |
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Check input shaft spline count and diameter
I’m sure Type 9 has more splines and bigger diameter
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mcerd1
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| posted on 23/10/17 at 09:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Check input shaft spline count and diameter
I’m sure Type 9 has more splines and bigger diameter
^^ what he said
the type 3 has a 7/8” shaft with 20 splines (same as the type 2 and the 2000E)
the type 9 has a 1" shaft with 23 splines (same as the type 5, E, F as well as the T5, MT75 and the fwd MTX75 etc...)
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hornetV2
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| posted on 23/10/17 at 04:44 PM |
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Thanks for the extra info, the clutch plate I used with the Type 3 was an Escort Twin Cam one, but with a Pinto cover. Thankfully I have a spare
Pinto clutch plate from the clutch kit that will fit nicely.
Its a similar issue at the other end of the box as the output shaft is also larger, so the propshaft will need modifying.
The Type 3 was one of the later ones with the 5/8" longer input shaft. I still need to get the box out to make more accurate measurements, but
it looks as though there is only approx 5mm difference between the 4 cylinder Type 9 bellhousing and the shorter Type 3 lengths, so should be able to
re-use the existing bellhousing possibly with a spacer between the box and bellhousing or preferably machine the input shaft to suit.
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