Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
Moderators: User administrators, Moderators
-
- Registered user
- Posts: 50
- Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 15:32
- 80-90 Mem No: 2691
- Location: Mancot north wales
Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
Bottom passenger side gearbox mounting stud is missing on a 5 speed abn box. Is there a bolt that will fit instead of removing box and fitting stud?
1.9 DG Autohomes with Westfalia roof
- Titus A Duxass
- Registered user
- Posts: 5778
- Joined: 24 Nov 2007, 08:22
- 80-90 Mem No: 4475
- Location: Cologne
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
The bell housing to engine are all bolts.
VW T3 GTi Camper 2,0l
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
Titus A Duxass wrote:The bell housing to engine are all bolts.
not on a wbx lower two.are studs
the studs are needed to help align gearbox input shaft to clutch and if you used bolts you would risk damaging the threads in the engine
- Titus A Duxass
- Registered user
- Posts: 5778
- Joined: 24 Nov 2007, 08:22
- 80-90 Mem No: 4475
- Location: Cologne
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
itchyfeet wrote:Titus A Duxass wrote:The bell housing to engine are all bolts.
not on a wbx lower two.are studs
the studs are needed to help align gearbox input shaft to clutch and if you used bolts you would risk damaging the threads in the engine
Ooops my bad!!
Sorry for the mis-information.
VW T3 GTi Camper 2,0l
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
To answer the question you should not need to remove box to fit a stud.
get two half nuts and lock them together to screw stud in then remove half nuts and fit a full nut.
get two half nuts and lock them together to screw stud in then remove half nuts and fit a full nut.
-
- Registered user
- Posts: 50
- Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 15:32
- 80-90 Mem No: 2691
- Location: Mancot north wales
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
ah but you can't get a standard stud in because the casing is in the way.
1.9 DG Autohomes with Westfalia roof
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
grace72 wrote:ah but you can't get a standard stud in because the casing is in the way.
Ok I will believe you I never tried.
if you can't get a stud in logic tells me in you can't get a bolt in either because its the same length with a head on it.
gearbox off then
-
- Registered user
- Posts: 50
- Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 15:32
- 80-90 Mem No: 2691
- Location: Mancot north wales
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
I’m having trouble finding a stud anyway as they seem to only cover up to 1983 which is an m10, is it different after 1983? I have a friend with a "pooh" load of bolt and studs so I’ll find out soon enough but anyone know right now
1.9 DG Autohomes with Westfalia roof
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
did you say what year your van was?
-
- Registered user
- Posts: 50
- Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 15:32
- 80-90 Mem No: 2691
- Location: Mancot north wales
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
1991 DJ (it originally had an aap gearbox
1.9 DG Autohomes with Westfalia roof
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
measure the other different length for auto box.
I think this is it but not 100%
https://www.vwheritage.com/n0146752-stu ... 7-vw-spare" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I think this is it but not 100%
https://www.vwheritage.com/n0146752-stu ... 7-vw-spare" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-
- Registered user
- Posts: 50
- Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 15:32
- 80-90 Mem No: 2691
- Location: Mancot north wales
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
HI thanks I found that and asked the question underneath it as it only mentions CU/DG engines, implying there is something different with DJ engines. I'll ring them today.
1.9 DG Autohomes with Westfalia roof
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
grace72 wrote:HI thanks I found that and asked the question underneath it as it only mentions CU/DG engines, implying there is something different with DJ engines. I'll ring them today.
DJ engine is dimensionally the same ...trust me.
-
- Registered user
- Posts: 50
- Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 15:32
- 80-90 Mem No: 2691
- Location: Mancot north wales
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
Yup The database vw heritage states up to 1991 for the m10 stud, they just need to update the page.
1.9 DG Autohomes with Westfalia roof
- itchyfeet
- Registered user
- Posts: 12427
- Joined: 23 Jul 2007, 17:24
- 80-90 Mem No: 12733
- Location: South Hampshire
Re: Gearbox bell housing bolt instead of stud?
you won't need to pull the box right off to fit the stud.
just enough to clear.
just enough to clear.