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Lakewood Scattersheild #183499 01/04/09 10:33 AM 01/04/09 10:33 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 29 Minnesota S snojet OP member
snojet OP member S Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 29 Minnesota	I purchased a used scattersheild and found the center hole to be to small. I know that the later trannys like mine have a bigger front bearing mount. Is it possible to just change the mount or can I just turn my mount down to fit? or is openning the hole in the sheild the best way to go? Thanks for help.

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: snojet] #183500 01/04/09 11:24 AM 01/04/09 11:24 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,877 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,877 Ontario, Canada	Forget opening the hole in the shield unless you have access to a milling machine. The hole is precision made so the bellhousing can be indexed to the crank. I don't see why you couldn't turn down your bearing retainer as long as the bolt pattern is small enough so as not to be compromised. If that won't work and you're stuck, I have some spare cases - both a cast iron and an aluminum one. Just swap all but the retainer into an older case.

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: Stanton] #183501 01/04/09 11:30 AM 01/04/09 11:30 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Also, don't EVER put a scattershield on without checking that it's square, etc. There are plenty of tutorials on how to do this, but basically you need a dial indicator, mount on the flywheel so you can indicate the hole is concentric/ centered, and indicate on the trans mount surface to be sure it's square with the block, and then of course indicate on the flywheel itself to check runout

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: snojet] #183502 01/04/09 11:39 AM 01/04/09 11:39 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi NTOLERANCE master
NTOLERANCE master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi	How to align a lakewood shield...click the attachment. IIRC there are two lakewood shields for the big block mopar. I think one has a bigger hole....have to check on that. 4922234-BELLHOUSINGALIGN.pdf (331 downloads) I used to care but....... things have changed

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: Stanton] #183503 01/04/09 11:44 AM 01/04/09 11:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi NTOLERANCE master
NTOLERANCE master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi	Quote: Forget opening the hole in the shield unless you have access to a milling machine. The hole is precision made so the bellhousing can be indexed to the crank. I don't see why you couldn't turn down your bearing retainer as long as the bolt pattern is small enough so as not to be compromised. He would need a lathe to turn the retainer down, so whats the difference if he needed a mill to open the hole? I would take it to a machine shop and have the hole opened. Tell the shop it must be centered exactly as the old hole was. Then use the lakewood offset dowels to center everything up, (youll likely need to do that regardless of the hole problem) as outlined in the pdf file I attached im my previous post. I used to care but....... things have changed

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: NTOLERANCE] #183504 01/04/09 11:45 AM 01/04/09 11:45 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi NTOLERANCE master
NTOLERANCE master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi	Here is another helpful file if you dont have any bolts..... 4922245-15330_15335.pdf (169 downloads) I used to care but....... things have changed

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: NTOLERANCE] #183505 01/04/09 11:46 AM 01/04/09 11:46 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi NTOLERANCE master
NTOLERANCE master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi	And one more.....starter install.... 4922248-15320_15330.pdf (134 downloads) I used to care but....... things have changed

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: NTOLERANCE] #183506 01/04/09 11:48 AM 01/04/09 11:48 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi NTOLERANCE master
NTOLERANCE master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,384 Madison Wi	Quote: How to align a lakewood shield...click the attachment. IIRC there are two lakewood shields for the big block mopar. I think one has a bigger hole....have to check on that. Yeah there are two, 15330 has a 4.807 opening and 15335 has a 5.125 opening. I used to care but....... things have changed

Re: Lakewood Scattersheild [Re: NTOLERANCE] #183507 01/04/09 04:16 PM 01/04/09 04:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 29 Minnesota S snojet OP member
snojet OP member S Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 29 Minnesota	Thank you for all the info. I think I will start with the bearing I think I will have plenty of room. Again thank you for help

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