Will a 2.8 auto motor swap into a 2.8 manual car?
#1
Will a 2.8 auto motor swap into a 2.8 manual car?
My car is a a 96 2.8 12v FWD Manual and I bought an engine from a 96 2.8 12v Quattro FWD. I just ran into a rather big problem, my clutch/flywheel doesn't fit into the motor I just bought. Does anyone know a fix?
My old 2.8 12v FWD Manual motor
The 2.8 12v Quattro Auto motor that I just bought
There has to be a fix, swap or shave pilot bearing maybe?
My old 2.8 12v FWD Manual motor
The 2.8 12v Quattro Auto motor that I just bought
There has to be a fix, swap or shave pilot bearing maybe?
#3
On another forum, I'm being told that all I need to do is remove a "torque converter bushing". Have you ever heard of doing this? Swapping crankshafts is a humongous task that I'm not sure I'm capable of doing properly right this moment.
#5
I'm pretty sure all you have to do it shave the crank or something of that nature. The pattern in the pic looks the same but measure to confirm then i would measure that part sticking out and shave the auto one down to match.I wonder if the tranny input shaft will fit in tho.
#6
Ditto, I've always heard you have to swap the crank. I'd be interested in being proven wrong....
#8
both are the same.
its officially official...
heres a quote from the thread
To overcome the crank/pilot bearing issue I did a number of things. First of the input shaft needs a bearing that is 15mm ID and the end of the crank/inner hole in the flywheel is 43mm. I searched around and found a company that sells that size sealed bearing, coincidentally its for an alternator. (43mmOD, 15mmID). The end of the crank sticks out 6mmm, I ground off 4mm from the end which allowed the bearing to sit very nice and snug in that spot. Bolt everything up and its perfect. I couldn't be happier.
its officially official...
heres a quote from the thread
To overcome the crank/pilot bearing issue I did a number of things. First of the input shaft needs a bearing that is 15mm ID and the end of the crank/inner hole in the flywheel is 43mm. I searched around and found a company that sells that size sealed bearing, coincidentally its for an alternator. (43mmOD, 15mmID). The end of the crank sticks out 6mmm, I ground off 4mm from the end which allowed the bearing to sit very nice and snug in that spot. Bolt everything up and its perfect. I couldn't be happier.