Gearbox

[Mikey's r5 0 1 Cars]

Hi guys, having trouble getting gearbox back on the block, it will go on a little bit but won't go any further any tips or tricks to getting these on or is it just keep struggling. Thanks

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

They can sometimes be awkward. Make sure the clutch plate is aligned or it will never go on. If you left the battery tray bolted to the shell, removing this does create a shade more access.

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

hi there,

I had a pig of a time fitting a block to gearbox 2 weeks ago- as tom says the clutch plate alignment is vital. We got ours fitted by a combination of jacking the engine/gearbox to give extra room. You've then just got to do a lot of wiggling.

 

In the end we got it near enough to allow the bolts to just engage and very carefully did them up to pull the engine/ Gb together. Risky due to possible thread damage but it worked for us

 

hope it goes ok

 

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