bellhousing, aluminum or cast??

[arq]

I'm about to go manual with a hydrolic setup. I have both types of bellhousing. Here is the deal, the aluminum one has built in brakets for the slave cylinder. the cast i would have to fab my own. The alum one came out of a 6.2 deiesel(sp) so I know it must be strong enough. has anyone broken one of these??

ARQ.

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[dyeager535]

I asked earlier, people have broken adapters (and other things) jumping their trucks, yet had no problems with the bellhousings. (aluminum)



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Why insist on counting when the ring gear has the tooth counts stamped in?

 

[tRustyK5]

I've never had a problem with my aluminum bell housing...and I've done exactly what Dorian mentioned. Jumped the truck and also broke my cast T-case adaptor (different day) but no prob's with the bellhousing.

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[californiak5]

Theres a good aluminum one on your SM465 here at the house.

Should I hold onto it,.........or not?

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[dyeager535]

Oh wait, changed my mind,you should sell me that hydraulic Al bellhousing and use cast iron : )

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Why insist on counting when the ring gear has the tooth counts stamped in?

 

[michaelm]

where did you get a cast iron bellhousing?

 

[Mr.Chevy4x4]

I thought the 6.2 bellhousing had a different bolt pattern where it mounts to the motor than a SBC or BBC? Anyone?

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[arq]

I got the cast iron from a yard. i'm not sure if it's cast, steel, forged but it's not aluminum, but then again it may be aluminum there's a ton of crude on it. sorry if i missled you.

as for the bolt pattern, let me go check.

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[michaelm]

i dont think so

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Chevy is Chevy when it comes to bellhousing bolt pattern for a V8. Diesel and gas are the same.

Tim
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[BlueBlazer]

The diesel bellhousing is the same as a SBC or BBC

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[arq]

don't scare me like that, i just compared them. same bolt pattern on both ends. the only think that i noticed diff was the mounting of the starter. the steel/cast/whatever it's made of has the starter mounted on it. where as the alum, starter bolts to the engine.

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[Mr.Chevy4x4]

OOps! Sorry!

Shows what I know about the diesels.



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[dyeager535]

The older Chev's had cast iron bellhousings, but thats even pre '68 or something, at least in most applications. Sure seems odd that the starter mounts to the bellhousing, that sounds like an old design as well.

Compare the hole right down the center. The SM465 uses a comparatively huge input shaft bearing compared to (all?) other Chev trannies, and the other tranny bellhousings won't fit, even though the bolt patterns may be the same.

Dorian


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Why insist on counting when the ring gear has the tooth counts stamped in?

 

[marv_springer]

I think that cast one is an old 292 6 cyl bellhousing. Used to have one like that on my 67. I swapped in a V8, and the V8 starter mounted on the block, but the bellhousing had tapped holes for the 6 cyl starter to mount to.

Use the alum. one.

Marv