3rd gen swap question

cursingvw · Jul 18, 2019

4runner alh swap question. How do I rent the slice?

I bought a 98 4Runner with a alh already swapped out. Not drivable. Doing some reading I decided to make sure the transmission is aligned properly. But the bellhousing slot is not a circle for the dial indicator to measure off of. So it's an acme adapter 500 - T6. It also has 557 stamped into it. It's a 5 speed I'm wondering if this adapter was even made for this or what because I can't find any information on it on acme.

cursingvw · Jul 19, 2019

Will the slice work with this or should I be looking for a w56 bell?

How do I get ahold of the slice?

cursingvw · Jul 19, 2019

cursingvw said:
Will the slice work with this or should I be looking for a w56 bell?

Not sure what to do.

jimbote · Jul 19, 2019

cursingvw said:
Not sure what to do.

do you know what transmission you have? my slice is for a W series

cursingvw · Jul 19, 2019

It's an r150f. What can I do to center it?

jimbote · Jul 19, 2019

you need to find an r150/ax15/ma5 or similar case to cut a slice from

jimbote · Jul 19, 2019

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233205627775

cursingvw · Jul 19, 2019

That's what I was afraid of lol

cursingvw · Jul 19, 2019

Any idea what acme adapter that I have? And if it has a centering issue

jimbote · Jul 20, 2019

cursingvw said:
Any idea what acme adapter that I have? And if it has a centering issue

because of acme's reliance on countersunk bolts to fasten the plate to the block they all have potential alignment issues

cursingvw · Jul 20, 2019

Is that eBay link the exact one I need? I know those tranny's were rebranded for other makes.

jimbote · Jul 20, 2019

cursingvw said:
Is that eBay link the exact one I need? I know those tranny's were rebranded for other makes.

yep, plus all the ones i listed will work also

cursingvw · Jul 20, 2019

Thanks jimbote. You appear to be irreplaceable around this subject!

jmodge · Jul 20, 2019

I was wondering how I was going to do that also. Thanks for posting and thanks for the answer Jimbote

jimbote · Jul 21, 2019

cursingvw said:
Thanks jimbote. You appear to be irreplaceable around this subject!

jmodge said:
I was wondering how I was going to do that also. Thanks for posting and thanks for the answer Jimbote

thanks and glad to help

cursingvw · Jul 31, 2019

So I got the case to take my dial indicator measurements. This acme adapter is 138 thousandths off? Trying to figure out if I can actually center this.

cursingvw · Jul 31, 2019

So I pulled the pins on the case that bolts up to the bell to see how much I could get out of it. I got it within 88 thous...

jimbote · Jul 31, 2019

cursingvw said:
So I pulled the pins on the case that bolts up to the bell to see how much I could get out of it. I got it within 88 thous...

you may need to.drill the bell housing bolt holes larger to achieve zero... acme sucks but you can fix it

jmodge · Jul 31, 2019

You can also get offset or indexable dowel pins. I would think you would want to pin it in place somehow once you line it up.

jmodge · Jul 31, 2019

I have also “Chicago’d” bolts for lining up machinery. If you have access to a lathe, turning the necessary bolts down a slight amount can achieve the same results as opening the bolt hole. Sometimes you can get one or more full diameter bolts to hold it in place that way. Just another angle to think about.

cursingvw · Jul 31, 2019

I can't believe acme sold this garbage. It's going to be a trick. Unfortunately this is a backyard build no lathe. I bought the rig with the impression it was just needing accessories hooked up to be driveable...? I'm glad I didn't just go with it and roach my drivetrain. Appreciate the suggestions

Unfortunately the dowel pins on the plate are hollow to allow through bolting so offsetting them isn't an option only the ones that time the bell to the tranny

jimbote · Jul 31, 2019

cursingvw said:
I can't believe acme sold this garbage. It's going to be a trick. Unfortunately this is a backyard build no lathe. I bought the rig with the impression it was just needing accessories hooked up to be driveable...? I'm glad I didn't just go with it and roach my drivetrain. Appreciate the suggestions
Unfortunately the dowel pins on the plate are hollow to allow through bolting so offsetting them isn't an option only the ones that time the bell to the tranny

so the countersunk bolts that hold the plate to the block should lock the plate into the same spot repeatably... once you get the bell zeroed in you can weld your own dowels to the edge of the plate ... i think at least one bell dowel hole comes in close to the edge

cursingvw · Aug 10, 2019

Well I finally found time and did enough head scratching to get the bell dialed in. I have it within .018 of center and think I will call it good. Or do I need to go more? I was just reading a Max of .010?

jimbote · Aug 10, 2019

cursingvw said:
Well I finally found time and did enough head scratching to get the bell dialed in. I have it within .018 of center and think I will call it good. Or do I need to go more? I was just reading a Max of .010?

moving in the right direction but needs a little more tweaking... make sure nothing on the engine is interfering with the plate's or bell's free movement

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