It's to get the cat out once the inside of the bellhousing is clean....
Charles Christ wrote:
> now when was the last time you read a shop manual where there was a
> specified air gap of a disengauged clutch plate? or the proper adjustment
> of a throw out bearing to the pressure plate? remember the spridget gear
> box has many more aplications than a spridget in it's parent market. now
> exactly what car from what era the top oval hole is aplicable to? it is on
> all gear boxes attached to an "a" series engine in spridgets. that
> starts(spridgets) in 1958 and i figure the hole pre-dates that. i honestly
> do not know. but i do know that saab has a similar hole on top ofthe
> bellhousing and it is to visually adjust the throw out bearing fork stop
> bolt as to get the air gap between the bearing and pressure plate to a bare
> minium without contact at rest. saab also uses a louvered cover to
> ventilate and cool the clutch assembly vs. mowog's rubber plug. an answer?
> not really but possibly a direction? anyone else?
>
> chuck
> just my .02 on that one?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rob thomas <rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net>
> To: <midgetspriteclub@listbot.com>; spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 7:59 AM
> Subject: theres a hole in my gearbox......
>
> > Anybody know exactly what the hole in the top of the a-series gearbox is
> > designed for? You know, the oval shaped one just behind the rear of the
> > cylinder head. Does it need to be there?
> >
> >
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