Bellhousing bolts

[rwdkev]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

M12 x 1.25, M12 x 1.5 or M12 x 1.75? They're all standard sizes but will make a huge difference.

You beat me to it Dave - yes there are 3 different pitches for M12

[Laird Scooby]

A quick test Mark - remove one bellhousing bolt and a wheel nut, if you can mate the two without any problems, the thread on the bolts is M12 x 1.5 as that's what the wheel nuts are.

[griston64]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

A quick test Mark - remove one bellhousing bolt and a wheel nut, if you can mate the two without any problems, the thread on the bolts is M12 x 1.5 as that's what the wheel nuts are.

I don't have the bellhousing bolts anymore Dave. I'll just have to wait until I get the stand and try an M12 bolt then

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by griston64

I don't have the bellhousing bolts anymore Dave. I'll just have to wait until I get the stand and try an M12 bolt then

I know you don't Mark, they went with the gearbox to Luke but have another read of my post - it should make sense!

[TomSaintJames]

Thanks folks, if i know its M12 i can pop to the bolts and fastners shop Saturday morning to see about the length and pitch.

Will report back!

[griston64]

Kind of ........although having spent hours under my rusty breaker I'm not in the mood to be crawling under mine to get a bellhousing bolt at mo

I'll leave it to someone else to come up with the answer

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by griston64

..... an engine stand. I've been looking at a Sealey one which takes four bolts

Have a look at the unbranded ones Mark. Most are identical to the Sealey but without the label. A few examples from my own personal collection :

Automatic Welding helmet, bought from Amazon for £24.99 delivered. Spotted same helmet in a local store with Sealey stickers over the original brand and a price tag of £72.99

Manual wheel balancer, bought on ebay a few years ago now for about £40, Sealey have just "lauched" one according to Practical Classics this month for £284.95.

Manual tyre changer, again an ebay jobby, about £50 - same a a Sealy TC960 which at the time was over £100 - same item!

All prices are approximate/accurate to the best of my rememberance.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/06168-eng...r/372485192388

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-En...0/254102559934

One branded Sealey engine stand, one unbranded one for (technically) less than half the price of the Sealey unit. They look identical and almost certainly are.

You could also look at secondhand units, either way you could sell the unit on after - with the secondhand one, chances are you'll recoup all your money (or even make a profit), you'll lose a bit on a new one butdepends whether you want to start with a brand new one or not.

[griston64]

Cheers Dave. I'm not ready yet as suspension/ front end rebuild will be first. Probably be at least Autumn before engine work starts

[classicswede]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

M12 x 1.25, M12 x 1.5 or M12 x 1.75? They're all standard sizes but will make a huge difference.

M12x1.75 is metric standard

The others are metric fine and extra fine

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/m...ads-d_777.html

[TomSaintJames]

I looked at 2nd hand, but wanted it for this weekend. There wasn't anything local enough to warrant spending the time collecting it unfortunately.

I went for ebay item 382953029277 mostly because it was cheap and had 4, rather than 3 wheels. I've not unpacked it yet so not sure if its any good! Ordered Sunday evening and arrived Tuesday.