Hi All what have you used as a sandwich plate between your x/flow(1700) and type 9 gearbox help please.....Cheers

Hi Rob,
Do you mean an adaptor to make the bellhousing mate with the engine block or the pressed steel plate that keeps the crud from entering the exposed lower half of the b/housing?
I used a 1600 sierra type 9 box and b/h from Ian Harwood the secondhand Escort specialist. The length of the g/box input shaft and its diameter (15mm - I think) matched nicely with the spigot bearing in the crank. The bolt pattern matches. I'm told the 2.0 Sierra box needs a larger diameter bearing, ant the input shaft can vary in length.
I bought the thrust bearing that matched the Sierra g/box donor. I didn't use the crud catcher plate, but found that the starter motor needed it to align properly with the flywheel ring gear, so I cut out the relevant portion, and used it as a spacer just for the pre-engaged starter from the x/flow. Everything has worked well for 2 summers except the 4 bellhousing/gearbox bolts worked loose, meaning an engine out job for a loctite/lock washer/lock wire proceedure. They arn't coming out again.

Regards,
Mark

I've used the original x/flow plate and just cut away the offending area that wouldn't let the bolt holes match with the starter and bellhousing

Jason

I used the plate from the car that the gearbox came from, the x flow plate needs cutting to fit around the starter area, suspect that all cars using the type 9 as standard may ?? have the same sandwich plate. hope this helps, Rusty.