[TR] Automatic Trans for Triumph

George Richardson gprtech at frontiernet.net
Sat Dec 6 08:48:47 MST 2008


The bell housing is not integral to the BW35. Every time (and there were 
more than a few) I needed to remove the BW35 from my Stag, I would 
unfasten it from the bell housing and leave the bell housing and the 
torque converter in the car.

George Richardson



Randall wrote:
>> The type 35 will need to be mated to a
>> bellhousing from a Triumph 2000 and then it will work.
>>     
>
> If you look at the photo on Craigslist (or my Stag service manual); I think
> you'll see that the bellhousing is an integral part of the BW35.  While you
> are no doubt correct that changing the bellhousing will make it fit (if the
> torque converter matches the flex plate, which matches the crankshaft), it's
> by no means a trivial matter.
>
> Starting with the Triumph parts makes it much easier.
>
> Randall


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