Trans alignment dowels
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Trans alignment dowels
What is the purpose of the alignment dowels besides helping to get the trans in the righ tposition? I know this sounds stupid but I've been told many different things. What happens if one/both break? Can they be replaced? I'm sure they're there for a reason other than helping to get everything together. Thanks and please don't laugh.....
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From: Faibanks Ak.
keep the tranny lined up if you will notice they fit a lot tighter than the bolts it doesn't take much out of line to be major problems. I think on a 855 cummins the bellhousing had to be within .004 if it was much more than that you had vibrations that if you were lucky the clutch broke if not the crankshaft broke.
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From: Virginia
keep the tranny lined up if you will notice they fit a lot tighter than the bolts
Many times when the factory is machining the pieces, they will actually install the alignment dowels and bolt the piece together, and then finish machining both pieces together.
