11-12-2010, 05:59 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 838
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Bellhousing alignment dowel missing...What to do?
Not a Cobra question, but close enough.
I am helping a friend put a clutch in his old truck. It is a FE. One of the alignment dowels in the back of the block is missing and the hole has been drilled to the point it will not hold a replacement dowel.
There is not room to get a straight shot with a drill to try and drill a straight hole. I see we have two options to fix this truck;
1. put in the new clutch and attempt to use a dial indicator to center the bellhousing, then tighten everything up. I am not sure if it will move due to the engine torque or not.
2. Remove the engine, braze the hole shot and have a machine shop redrill the hole. Obviously removing the engine is a hassle.
What do you engine experts say? Barry, Keith and others?
John
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