I am looking to become more familiar with the process of aligning the Ford Crankshaft with the transaxle input shaft.
My background has been front engine, rear wheel drive and I know the importance of aligning the bellhousing with the crankshaft. The TKOs used in my cobras were very sensitive to this and I am aware of the issues when they are not aligned properly.
But when I look at the Ford small block, the adapters necessary, and the Porsche transaxles, I don't see any comments on how they are aligned. I can't imagine you just bolt them together and hope.
I am not fully versed in the way things are done by Porsche. Maybe there's a secret in the way they design and build the transaxle.
Does anyone have comments on the procedure to do this, maybe a link to a Porsche service manual?
I understand how the stack-up of tolerances can affect a manufacturer and how you may need to adjust to eliminate or minimize them. But when you multiply the tolerance stack of three different manufacturers, there is no way just 'bolt it together' works. Yet I don't see any discussion on this. Any links?
Thanks
Paul
My background has been front engine, rear wheel drive and I know the importance of aligning the bellhousing with the crankshaft. The TKOs used in my cobras were very sensitive to this and I am aware of the issues when they are not aligned properly.
But when I look at the Ford small block, the adapters necessary, and the Porsche transaxles, I don't see any comments on how they are aligned. I can't imagine you just bolt them together and hope.
I am not fully versed in the way things are done by Porsche. Maybe there's a secret in the way they design and build the transaxle.
Does anyone have comments on the procedure to do this, maybe a link to a Porsche service manual?
I understand how the stack-up of tolerances can affect a manufacturer and how you may need to adjust to eliminate or minimize them. But when you multiply the tolerance stack of three different manufacturers, there is no way just 'bolt it together' works. Yet I don't see any discussion on this. Any links?
Thanks
Paul