Breaking bell housings

SStockDart · 03-28-2014, 07:14 PM

All of these suggestions sound logical to me.....let me just throw something else out there, in case these suggestions don't fix the problem. I have seen where the back of the blocks were crooked, therefore requiring shims to be sure the bell housing aligns "straight"..
"back in the day", it was common to break 4 speed transmission housings......after dial indicator and shims, I never broke another. Good Luck

FED 387 · 03-28-2014, 08:09 PM

big difference between 8000 RPM and your boulevard cruiser at 1500-2500 RPM MAX--do a dial indicator first see what you come up with then go from there--- those mounts probably are aggravating the situation too-- my 2 cents

03-28-2014, 07:14 PM	#1
SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,176 Likes: 878 Liked 574 Times in 212 Posts	Re: Breaking bell housings All of these suggestions sound logical to me.....let me just throw something else out there, in case these suggestions don't fix the problem. I have seen where the back of the blocks were crooked, therefore requiring shims to be sure the bell housing aligns "straight".. "back in the day", it was common to break 4 speed transmission housings......after dial indicator and shims, I never broke another. Good Luck __________________ Gary Hansen - SS/FA 4911, B/SA 4911

03-28-2014, 08:09 PM	#2
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,416 Likes: 522 Liked 330 Times in 178 Posts	Re: Breaking bell housings big difference between 8000 RPM and your boulevard cruiser at 1500-2500 RPM MAX--do a dial indicator first see what you come up with then go from there--- those mounts probably are aggravating the situation too-- my 2 cents

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