Re: hemi box/scattershield questions

[Don Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

Scattershield - I have an old Lakewood unit and it was a tight fit for 
the standard input bearing retainer.  Not an authority but my gut says 
the idiot was an idiot.

There are four different retainers available from Mopar. The Hemi unit 
has a 4.80" ID and and 4.16" bolt circle.

 Akron Don

neal zimmerman wrote:
> well i have given up on finding the correct pushbutton shifter for my
> 62 dart  project, so yesterday at a swap meet in Portland i picked up
> an 18 spline Hemi 4 speed box for a decent price, and a big block
> Lakewood scattershield.  also grabbed an A-body 4 speed and an A-body
> overdrive unit as well.
>   The Hemi box is in nice shape, i opened it up and it all looks very
> nice. the scattershield has been used but it  obviously never had any
> explosions in it as the inside looks great.
>   BUT i have some questions, of course:
>      1) Is it hard to find clutches /throwouts for the hemi boxes???
>       2) are hard  parts available for the hemi boxes, such as gears, etc>>>
>        3) do they take a standard hurst shifter and rods?
>    As to the scattershield: do they typically make the input bearing
> retainer hole in a generic size>???   The hole itself is a little
> loose on the bearing retainer, seems to be cut for the larger 5.125
> Overdrive bearing retainer, but it would make no sense to make a
> scattershield for a big block with an overdrive so i am wondering if
> they just made a generic hole and the owner is left to decide how to
> shim it in tight, like the factory holes were. I already figured out
> how you could do it, with the help of a machinist.
>   I have heard horror stories of guys running overdrive bellhousings
> (5.125 hole) with the smalller 4.80 bearing retainer and  wearing out
> the front of their tranny, but somebody at the swap meet  said since
> the bellhousing is steel and not aluminum its not an issue but i dont
> know if i believe him as he seemed like an idiot.
>   I want to do it right and make it tight as the factory holes were,
> or am i just being a nervous nellie???
>   I definitely dont want to destroy my Hemi box as its probably as
> close as i will ever come to owning a Hemi.LOL
>    neal zimmerman, eugene oregon
>
>   


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