Trev Borg
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 02:12 PM |
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Bugggggger tink i've bust err
The type 9 and bellhousing wa sat cheap workbench (one side on which was broke).
After attaching to the engine to check clutch clearence, i unbolted her and put her back on the bench.
As i moved away, bang, some clumsy bugger, (can not see who, cos when i turned around no one was there) had knocked it to the floor.
About three foot drop.
Did not notce any damage to it apart from the bolt that i had put into the output end so i could sping it round was bent.
After making some engine mounts up, and checking distances abd clearence in the car, took the engine and gearbox out of the car.
Some fool had only gone and legt the gearbod mount bolt in (you can get the staff these days), so as I started to lift the engine, the box started to
take a bit of weight off the chassis.
Got the engine and box off, took the prop off and noticed that the output shaft was not central to the gearbox extension housing.
On closer inspection the extension housing is cracked.
So what do i do ?
The box is a long shaft box.
I have a short shaft box in the other garage.
The bellhousing is homemade.
I am not to sure as to the condition of the the long shaft box anyway.
Can I tale the extension housing off the short box and fit it to the long shaft box?
Do I just alter the bellhousing and fit the short shaft box?
Do I fill the cracked area with crud and pretend it never happened?
Do I sack the stupid incompatent fool that initially dropped the box, then failed to unbolt it from the car (ohhh, that'l be me then)
Oh, and one last thing, I HATE GEARBOXES
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 02:28 PM |
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Just a thought, if i keep this box and its shafted (no pun intended) I assume they are not very easy to come across. Should just a short shaft in,
then if i break it, i should be able to get another.
Do i go for a different, maybe stronger box?
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 04:45 PM |
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oops!
I would sack him!
Sorry, I've got no practical suggestion for you except that I don't think it would be a great idea to lob that box back in as it is.
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 05:28 PM |
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Yep, that bit I was only oking about. 
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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stevebubs
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 03:01 PM |
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Getting a long shaft box isn't much harder than sourcing a short shaft one.
If you put a short shaft in now you're gonna have to re-do your bellhouse.
Which is cheaper/easier? Sourcing another long shaft box (sure BGH will help if need be) or remaking your bellhousing?
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 05:03 PM |
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I've got a shorty in my garage at the moment, and think the extension house will swap over easily.
My thoughts are that I have not come across too many long shaft one, (think they are only off the V6's) so if a break a few, i might stuggle.
If I'm going to re-make the bellhousing, I can just take an inch out of the parallel part and re-weld it.
Its more likely that we will get another one made. Owelly (fat pie eater from Whitby) has some cad drawing now and was thinking of getting the
flanges lazer cut, and maybe get some ally ones cast.
I do not know how difficult this will be, but m going to collect another alfa V6 this week, so the idea og getting a pattern sorted sounds good.
Anyone want an alfa V6 3.0 mated to a type 9 ?
Cheap!!
relatively light!!
190 bhp as standard!!
The best sounding car in the world!!!
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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owelly
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 09:03 PM |
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I'll have one!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 23/4/07 at 06:30 AM |
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You have one what ?
A short shaft ?
A long long shaft ?
Or and alfa 3.0 V6 mated to a type 9 ?
if so, you cant have enough of em
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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NS Dev
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| posted on 23/4/07 at 09:56 PM |
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long shaft boxes aren't that common these days.
Has it bent the shaft or just knacked the tailhousing?
I'd take the housing off and clock the shaft up before doing anything else.
If its just the housing, they swap over directly so just do that.
otherwise, build up a box using the short shaft box but with the gears, layshaft and input shaft from the broken one
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 23/4/07 at 10:04 PM |
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the shaft it ture enough, tis just the housing cracked.
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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