Gearbox, Clutch & Diff
Gearbox: Tremec TKO-500
This subject has been a good learning experience. I obviously knew about gear and final drive ratios and their effect on shaft spinning speeds, but I didn't account for how wheel size was so important in achieving the predicted speed of the car with respect to the gear and final drive parameters.
Also, the term "foot-pounds of torque" caught me completely off guard. But it's not too much of a mystery now and I know enough to be able to talk about these subjects for a couple of minutes each... And that's good enough for me!
Clutch: Ram Clutch 88794HDT
Clutch Slave Unit: MDL MD-910-1002 Hydraulic External Slave T5/TKO LF Series Type 2
Diff': BTR Hydrotrack speed-sensitive limited-slip differential (Ratio 3:07.1)
Gearbox Installation: Unpacked the Gearbox and was quite surprised at how compact it was. Four bolts and literally 'job-dun.' (not quite..!)
I decided to fit the gearbox to the engine first. This was to see how and where the clutch slave cylinder had to go and how much room I had to fit the fixing plate.
As I have to drill the bell housing for the fixing bracket it seems the best and least risky approach. I cut away the cardboard box leaving the gearbox perched nicely in the support packaging.
Offered the 26 spline output shaft to the engine using a couple of trolly jacks and a flat board to line it up. Then I pushed the gearbox in as far as I could, gave it wiggle, and all was well.
Clutch Slave Cylinder
