Rest Of Gearbox Weight Required.
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Well I have found out that my bellhousing is magnesium.
Now I want to confirm that the rear shaft housing is also magnesium. Has anybody got a gearbox out of the car and would be of a kind mind and placing the thing on the bathrrom scales.
I would love to know the weight of it all.
with thanks
Brian
Now I want to confirm that the rear shaft housing is also magnesium. Has anybody got a gearbox out of the car and would be of a kind mind and placing the thing on the bathrrom scales.
I would love to know the weight of it all.
with thanks
Brian
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Brian Walton - Fourth Gear
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Seeing as it's nearly Bonfire Night, an easy way to check if your bellhousing is magnesium is to file off some of the metal, place the filings on a small piece of paper and set it alight. If it's magnesium you'll get your own mini fireworks display.
Nigel
Nigel
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nigelfletcher - New-tral
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Interesting!
I didn't think there were any tail pieces in mag...thought they were all aluminium or iron. Who supplies them?
I didn't think there were any tail pieces in mag...thought they were all aluminium or iron. Who supplies them?
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My s4 gearbox (stock, cast iron)
Bell housing 16 pounds
case 13 pounds
tail housing 12 pounds
The weights are done on a cheap bathroom scale, so take as approximate.
No gears here, just empty housings. Heavy aren't they!
Gearbox was noisy, so removed the works. Working on a parts list now.
Some bearings and other things a bit worn in there.
Discovered Engine main bearings were down to copper on a couple journals,
rod big ends not that far gone, but need replacing.
Crank looks fine. Have been running track days for a couple years... around 10 or so
total I think, and about 5000 street miles.
David A.
Bell housing 16 pounds
case 13 pounds
tail housing 12 pounds
The weights are done on a cheap bathroom scale, so take as approximate.
No gears here, just empty housings. Heavy aren't they!
Gearbox was noisy, so removed the works. Working on a parts list now.
Some bearings and other things a bit worn in there.
Discovered Engine main bearings were down to copper on a couple journals,
rod big ends not that far gone, but need replacing.
Crank looks fine. Have been running track days for a couple years... around 10 or so
total I think, and about 5000 street miles.
David A.
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davea - First Gear
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Ref Mag tail housing.
Try Tony Thompson. I think I saw them listed.
Brian
Try Tony Thompson. I think I saw them listed.
Brian
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Brian Walton - Fourth Gear
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