baccaruda Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I'm about to make the adapter for my EJ22 engine - to - EA82 transmission swap. the adapter should be made from 12mm thick aluminum to match the EA82's original bellhousing depth. from what i can tell so far, 12mm aluminum may be hard to find.. but 11mm is exactly 1/2" which is easier to find. so if i end up making a 11mm(1/2") adapter instead of 12mm, am i going to have issues with the throwout bearing clearing the pressure plate if it's 1mm closer to the pressure plate than it's "supposed" to be? i've changed a few EA82 clutches but i don't have the expertise to know this off the top of my head. thanks to whoever can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craven Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I'm about to make the adapter for my EJ22 engine - to - EA82 transmission swap.the adapter should be made from 12mm thick aluminum to match the EA82's original bellhousing depth. from what i can tell so far, 12mm aluminum may be hard to find.. but 11mm is exactly 1/2" which is easier to find. so if i end up making a 11mm(1/2") adapter instead of 12mm, am i going to have issues with the throwout bearing clearing the pressure plate if it's 1mm closer to the pressure plate than it's "supposed" to be? i've changed a few EA82 clutches but i don't have the expertise to know this off the top of my head. thanks to whoever can help. 1/2"= 12.700mm .700mm is less than 1/32" of a inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballitch Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 ya man take it form me, itds not that hard to make, oyu just have to think a little bit, a set of center transfer punches will help alot, i didnt use them cause i didnt know my dad had them, they will help out to center the holes in the adapter plate, and 1/2 inch is almost 13mm, i used 1/2'' and it worked beautifully. just take you time. if it takes you three times as long as you think it should have, you did it right. ~Josh~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 1/2 would be ideal. i made mine from 3/8" before i knew about the 12mm difference, starter ws too close. anyway going half inch if you are a millimeter off try putting a flexplate "hub" behind the flywheel to space it about about 1 mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craven Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 .700mm is about 1/2 the thickness of a CD disk, I don't think it would cause a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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