MKMike
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 posted on 19/5/08 at 03:17 PM |
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Cracked bellhousing
I just noticed a crack in my bellhousing, it's a cast iron one on a type 9 sierra box, going from between two bolt holes (engine end) half way
to the gearbox end.
will it still be usable?
I'll take a picture later and post it later.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:27 PM |
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How did that happen? It’s pretty hefty stuff.
Have you got the bottom brace bar fitted between the engine and the bottom of the bellhousing? If not then it puts extra weight on the bolt holes
which are off course only at the top half of the housing.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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nick205
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:28 PM |
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cheap and plentiful to replace and really not worth the risk of it breaking in service. Speedily rotating clutches and propshafts need to be kept
securely in place or will do a lot of damage to the car and more importantly to you.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:33 PM |
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For what it will cost to replace I wouldnt mess about.
Link
He has sold a few at that price. I live near him and have bought bits so can recomend him. 
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:42 PM |
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yes if it is not in the car and at the price i would replace it now before it goes in as, it will be pain if it needs to come out and be replaced.
my 2 cents worth
stuart
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MKMike
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:46 PM |
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Not sure how it cracked, I haven't put it into the car yet, it must have been like that when I bought it from the scrapyard.
I'm in Ireland so the postage would cost a fortune.
and they are not that plentyful in the scrap yards in Ireland.
I have a box from a TD Sierra that I was goint to use but I think that the clutch might be a bit of a nightmare as the bell housing is about
1.5-2" longer than the other one.
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MKMike
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:48 PM |
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The bottom brace bar????
I haven't heard of this before.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 04:44 PM |
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Now's the time to get Burtons to send you an ally one
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mookaloid
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 08:54 PM |
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No way I'd use it 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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MKMike
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 09:46 PM |
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I may drill a hole in the end of the crack (if i can find it) and put it in for the moment.
I don't fancy spending spending £235 (+postage to Ireland) from Burton.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 10:30 PM |
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They are only £129+vat at Rally Design, a bargain really for a brand new
one.
I have a cast iron one you could gladly have, but shipping would probably be silly as it's ridiculously heavy.
You could get your existing casting welded up, but I haven't got a clue how much that would cost.
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