trunk-rattlin Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 ive got bmw valve seals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R3DSKN Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 as per your question, escort auto engines are different to the manuals, theres a hole in the read of the crank, on auto engines this hole is bigger, and can cause lay-shaft problems when mated up to a manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R3DSKN Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 as per your question, escort auto engines are different to the manuals, theres a hole in the rear of the crank, on auto engines this hole is bigger, and can cause lay-shaft problems when mated up to a manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 really? thanks... what exactly are lay shaft problems.... is it a really big deal? enough to make me not bother? Cheers man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R3DSKN Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 sorry mate i meant input shaft, basically as the hole is bigger its like having sex with a hooker when you got a pencil dick, the shaft will basicall hang in the hole which allows it to move, which causes excess wear and tear on you bearings, which could cause them to wear out quicker, i've done this conversion before and found no problems, apart from the fact my box slowly got noiser over time and my clutch realease fork jammed up once, you can sleeve it to over come this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 really...the input shafts are splined right? so the auto input shaft is a tad bigger your saying? but not much.... so that when it goes into the crank there is a bit of play in the joint... which causes extra wear and tear but nothing major in the short term right? i think i can live with that thanks for the advice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R3DSKN Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 correct!!! no wurries, email me at xr8tedxr8@yahoo.co.uk if you got any more q's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushrod Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 well you learn something new everyday ive seen this done heaps but never knew it caused any probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 No. Not quite. The splines slot into the clutch plate's boss, hence this hole will be the exactly correct size for your gearbox's input shaft. However, the hole in the end of the crank has a bronz bearing called the spigot bearing. The non-splined tip of your input shaft slides into this bearing. And yes I think the auto does have a different sized spigot. It will run with this hole to big - but, yes, it will wear out quicker than normal. Though it's not like an Escort box is the harest or deaest thing to replace. And having said bear in mind that there are many such conversions been done that have lasted for ever. It probably wouldn't be too hard or expensive to fix this problem properly - you may well simply be able to swap the auto spigot bearing with a manual one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 cool thanks for the info mate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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