WestfieldSEI
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| posted on 23/2/15 at 01:41 PM |
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RS2000 Alloy Bellhousing to Xflow Questions
Had a good search but cannot find any info for my questions so here goes;
1, Do I need to fit a sandwich plate/dirt shield?
2, I am using a standard pressed steel rear bowl sump (with extra baffles), therefore there is nowhere to attach the two lower bellhousing bolts, are
the upper six bolts enough?
Thanks
James
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DW100
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| posted on 23/2/15 at 02:00 PM |
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I'll try and answer
Yes it is fine to use just the top bolts
It is a good idea to run the dirt shield plate, but I have run without plenty of times on competition stuff
One issue you my not have thought of is the bell housing has provision for left and right hand starters and no provision for a clutch cable support.
You have to provide a clutch cable support in the centre of the starter hole you are not using. You can make something up or by something specific.
(On RS2000 clutch support is part of the sump.)
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WestfieldSEI
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| posted on 23/2/15 at 06:32 PM |
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Thanks for that. Yes. I did know about the clutch cable and have manufactured a plate out of 5mm steel which picks up the redundant starter
holes.
Has anyone tried to manufacture a bracket to pick up the bottom bellhousing mounting points to the sump or similar?
TIA
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/2/15 at 07:24 PM |
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You really don't need the lower supports, in fact if you fit a shortened sump then you will not be able to use them . My car has been on the
road for nearly ten years with no problems
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Paul Turner
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| posted on 24/2/15 at 12:14 PM |
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Had an RS2000 bellhousing on a x-flow for many years.
I fitted the sandwich plate simply because I had one but it needed modifying because the starter is at a different angle to a cast iron bellhousing.
Mine was fitted in 3 pieces and worked fine.
Never seen a cross flow sump that uses the 2 bottom holes. Only seen them used to bolt the plate onto.
One word of advice. make sure you have the correct RS2000 clutch lever. the standard Type 9 one is too wide at the cable end and slightly the wrong
shape at the pivot end and as a result fouls inside the bellhousing. See link below for photo of the shape. I got mine from a scrappy for a couple of
quid.
http://www.burtonpower.com/clutch-fork-release-arm-escort-rs2000-mk1-mk2-bh3ra.html
Without this you will damage your clutch and bellhousing.
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WestfieldSEI
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| posted on 25/2/15 at 07:18 PM |
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Great advice, thanks for all your help.
I am sure I once saw a 1300 sump which had a plate which picked up the bottom bellhousing holes, but then again I may have dreamt it. anyhow advice
taken and I am going to ignore them.
I have the correct narrow release arm - thanks.
Cheers
James
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 25/2/15 at 07:49 PM |
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Some x flows sumps did have the tags but I can't remember which
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 23/6/15 at 07:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
Had an RS2000 bellhousing on a x-flow for many years. I fitted the sandwich plate simply because I had one but it needed modifying because the starter
is at a different angle to a cast iron bellhousing. Mine was fitted in 3 pieces and worked fine.
The starter mounting position can also differ between 2 versions of Ford RWD cast-iron bell-housings. I've just discovered this whilst
assembling a T9 Sierra box to a silvertop. Tried to use the x-flow plate, based on the view that all Ford RWD bell-housings have the same
engine-mating profile.
Well, the old Capri bell-housing definitely ain't the same as the T9 version. There are many similarities, but the starter motor position is
deffo 6 - 10mm further round, and lower, on the T9.
So I'll adopt your 3-piece solution.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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