I ordered a new one of these as one of my originals was slightly bent. I noticed yesterday that the new one was longer than the old ones, so thought it must the wrong stud and decided to reuse the old ones...... So I get my engine in this morning and find that the old ones aren't long enough to reach all the way through the bell housing, and obviously the new stud was correct, and that I still need another new replacement because i need two. So engine refit delayed again. Still, it explains why both lower studs were not fastened when I removed the engine, they weren't bloody long enough grrr. Now I'm really pi$$ed off as I got up super early after a night shift to do this f@&? W)?&£ flaps
Cant you just fit it anyway with 1 stud in the bottom or cant you get the other one in with it bolted up?
I don't think you can put the stud in if the rest of its all bolted up. My allotted spanner time* has evaporated now anyway! *spanner time is similar to hammer time but my trousers are stupider
No you cannot fit the studs with the bellhousing touching the engine block. I bent one on Friday and took it with me to see if I could find a spare. I couldnt so it stayed on the table. As I had the engine balancing on the jack I looked underneath to check the stud alignment. Woops ! It was not there. I had to pull the engine back until the gap between the block and the bellhousing was big enough to wind the stud in as a part of the bellhousing gets in the way if you go through the hole. If you have bent the stud near the block you can always turn it round 180 degrees then you can still get the bellhousing on providing its only a few degrees bent - like the stud in question. Note to self - dont take engine out on a wet day, oily greasy bits of wood get extra slippery and engines slide off jacks...
