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Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:17 pm
by Jordi
Said small piece fell out when the gear box hit me. Any ideas?

Will try n get a photo up. Im thinkings its either some sort of bush or spacer. Possibly for a bolt or something

Jordi

Re: Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:27 pm
by trotter
one of the top dowels that aids mating gearbox to engine poss

Re: Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:59 pm
by Edweird
trotter wrote:one of the top dowels that aids mating gearbox to engine poss

I thought the same. Where the bell housing bolts to the block some of the bolt holes have these 'dowels', basically a short bit of tube that locates the gearbox on the engine then a bolt goes through the middle of it.

Re: Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:07 pm
by Darrell
Like this ??????????

Re: Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:22 pm
by Jordi
Just like that

Re: Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:58 pm
by Darrell
justlikethat.jpg
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As said gearbox location dowels :thumbup:

Re: Small steel tube. Approx 1" long 1/4" diameter

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:28 pm
by Jordi
Cheers for all the help chaps. I was too busy tryin not to get covered in gearbox oil or hit by it as it dislodged to care what it was. Then i wondered how important is it?

Jordi