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Title: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: Saltshaker on November 02, 2019, 11:19:15 AM

Does it need to be dialed in? Pull the motor, had Rob Mcqu down pins and 1 is now missing
Jon

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: C6AE on November 02, 2019, 11:53:08 AM

Absolutely, I have seen them as much as .020 out

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: Saltshaker on November 02, 2019, 12:20:20 PM

Anyone have contact number for Rob McQ?
Jon

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: Ranch on November 03, 2019, 10:41:58 AM

  These dowels work great, but you need to know which set you need depending on the run out of your Bell Housing  Getting the old ones out can be a different story, they are usually to hard to drill and Vice Grips didn't work and heat didn't help for me. I had to borrow a collet slide hammer set from my Machinist to pull them and even then they were tuff. So see if you can borrow that tool  before you go and deform them.
I needed to bring my old Lakewood in, it was out .015 TIR.

RobbMc Performance Products LLC,   775-885-7411
 robb@robbmcperformance.com

https://www.robbmcperformance.com/products/dowels.html

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: Dan859 on November 03, 2019, 12:54:26 PM

Could someone please explain this to me?  I have absolutely no idea about this, so don't assume any baseline of knowledge
Thanks,
Dan

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: AlanCasida on November 03, 2019, 03:02:07 PM

I would check the mounting flanges too. Mine had so much paint on it that the transmission was not setting flat against the flange. I had to sand the paint off of both mounting surfaces to get it square.

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: C6AE on November 03, 2019, 09:10:26 PM

Quote from: Dan859 on November 03, 2019, 12:54:26 PM

Could someone please explain this to me?  I have absolutely no idea about this, so don't assume any baseline of knowledge
Thanks,
Dan

Aftermarket bell-housings are always suspect, but it is good practice to check the factory stuff also.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fxNn4qk_KlM

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: Dan859 on November 04, 2019, 03:54:26 AM

C6AE, thanks!

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: PaulProe on November 04, 2019, 08:15:48 PM

Along with dialing them in, make sure you take a look at the bell near each bolt hole. I found often the radius of the bend comes into play and when tightening the bolt, it tends to shift the bellhousing. I had to spotface a number of them on the last two I installed.

12 point capscrews help this a littlebit, but they too, can shift the bellhousing when tightened.

Just a heads up.

Paul

Title: Re: Lakewood bellhousing
Post by: Ranch on November 04, 2019, 08:32:11 PM

 I didn't like the way Hex head bolt seated either and a wrench or socket didn't get in there to well either, so I used Allen Head cap screws.  They seat a lot better on the spot faces from Lakewood