I've seen the thicker ones go for well over $100. Fortunately, I've never
tested one of those. However, I did blow up a clutch in the Herald, 2nd gear
and probably about 2000-2500 rpm (just going up a hill). Enough of the clutch
remained so that the car could be nursed home under its own power, but all
shifting had to be done by matching revs and praying. When I got it all apart,
I found one or two tiny dents and/or holes in the (thinner Herald-style)
bellhousing. Wasn't enough to make me toss the bellhousing...but it did make
me think a bit. The genuine Spitfire alloy housings are much thicker than
those of the earlier Herald gearbox, especially at the engine mating flange.
For what it's worth, the difference in weight is amazing. The cast iron
bellhousing is somewhere in the 30 lb. range, while the alloy bellhousings are
more like 7-10 lb. or thereabouts.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net>
To: 'riverside' <riverside@southslope.net>; fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 7:06 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Herald alloy bellhousing
There are two different castings that were used. The thicker one is good
but the thinner one is probably too weak to be something I would recommend.
I have seen the thicker one going for around a hundred bucks,
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