Part 17 How To Align The Bellhousing Using Offset Dowel Pins For The Big Block Chevy

[@frekkledipped]

this is by far the best vid of this Ive seen 4 others this has the best detail, good job!!

[@dominion4x4gonz43]

By far the Best video. Thank you for such detailed informational video.

[@mdubya66]

Thank you. I had read the Hurst Driveline guide but seeing a visual demonstration makes a world of difference.

[@kevinrussell2984]

This is a fantastic video that clarified many things I was wondering about. I do agree with others that showing the rotation of the dial indicator would have been icing on the cake. Most of us weekend hobbyists aren't very familiar with dial indicators and how to place them properly...seems to take some time to get them set up properly. Hey! Great idea for next video! How to set up a dial indicator properly! Show us!

[@XSS537]

Great overview of a really important procedure most people don't know about or really understand. Great work!!

[@kevinhornbuckle]

This is such a great video. Just the right balance of tech info and the guy just being himself. Perfect.

[@jamesh9678]

I understood this one better than the other videos.

[@harangutan0176]

great video! I appreciated your demonstration of the procedure that was backed up by the measurement tolerances. Also your one-inch mark tip on the point with a local maximum reading was super helpfull!

[@bbarrett300]

Searched far and wide for the easiest way to align the BH - yours was definitely the best, most complete. One other tip for those who are real familiar with a dial indicator, take a few minutes to bone up on the plunger movement so you don't fumble around for a week trying to figure it out like I did. The plunger must be partially depressed when going through John's exercises so you actually have positive / negative movement. And the adjustable dowels recommended here are awesome - wouldn't use anything else.

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Hey Brian Barrett, Thanks for taking the time to post and the nice compliment much appreciated! Thanks for posting a great Tip too! Have a great day Johnny K

[@jboosa]

Very informative John! Have everything ready to proceed with this operation. It would be real nice to have it align within spec on bolt up. But that is not my usual luck. Thanks a bunch for making this, it will be of great use. Awesome job on the video too!

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Hey John Blecha, Glad the video helped. Jim the awesome tech guy over at hurst-drivelines took the time to preview this video and gave the thumbs up to post it. It's a visual of his tech article he wrote. Have a great day!!! Johnny K

[@BMwStu]

Great vid sir! There r tons of vids on this topic, but they all explain it like you should already know what to do. I just ordered my dial gauge, now i'm like WTF am i supposed to do with this thing!!! Lol, Thank you!

[@billcash2083]

Really glad i came across this how to. Learn alot and my bellhousing is perfect!!!

[@blubu68]

By far this is the best explanation. Great video John!!!

[@Zman700T]

Great vid, thanks! this will help me this spring.

[@no1dirtbag]

Thank you !! Very informative. The best video I've seen on it yet

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Hey Peter Mayo, Thanks for taking the time to post and the kind words, much appreciated! Really the credit has to go to Jim the tech guy over at Hurst Drivelines.....I just took what he wrote down and made a video of it. Also it was great Jim took the time to preview the video before uploading it to you tube....Hey your car looks awesome what year is it? what are you running for your drivetrain? Have a great day! Johnny K

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Hey mdubya66, Thanks for taking the time to post! I'm glad the visual has helped! Have a great Day Johnny K

[@woodey028]

Good vid. About clock my bell on my 502/ Tko600.

[@woodey028]

Great video. Thanks for posting:)

[@blubu68]

Hey Johnny, its a 68 Chevelle, it had a Doug Nash 5 speed. I sold that one, I have another one now with a TKO 600

[@andy347495]

What about indicator sag? Believe it or not all those joints and the rod itself will sag from its own weight and the weigjt of the indicator, easily .010-.015.

[@alexlaplante1975]

This is great! Thanks!

[@jbraun6961]

Nicely done. Wish you would have shown the spinning of the flywheel to get your measurements. Also, you never mentioned why your initial 11 o'clock mark was where it was.

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Hey Jeff Braun, Thanks for taking the time to post and the nice compliment, much appreciated. I was trying to reduce the length of the video. I ended up taking the spinning of the flywheel, showing the dial indicator measurements out. The initial 11 o'clock mark was my mark for my readings. The making of this video was an after thought and I never thought to remove my mark on the bell housing. I can see where that could be confusing. Thanks for watching. Happy Thanksgiving!! Johnny K

[@zakspop]

Hi John. how do you guarantee that the hole in the bell housing is centered in the bellhousing? If it is not centered in relation to the bolt holes for the transmission then it isn't a valid place to take the measurements.

[@paftaf]

Thanks. I’m asking myself the same question.

[@paftaf]

This adjusts the bellhousing to the motor. But how do we align the transmission to the bellhousing?

[@michaelpowers3045]

I built a 1965 Chevelle with an L-88 and Muncie. I couldn’t get the transmission to shift right, had a terrible vibration in high gear, and the clutch slipped, it was all because of the scattershield alignment.

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Thanks Duncan for the kind words!! Just finished uploading part 26 how to use a compression tester. And how to up your horsepower using the results! Thanks for watching!!!!

[@freedomofspeech1194]

John, What specific (brand & model) dial indicator do you recommend?

[@archieharris5500]

Hi Om adjusting the pivot pin height toi 4.750 43/4 inch correct ,, why cant I cut a 2x4 to 4.750 inch and use it between the flywheel and pivot ball ?? this is after centering bell housing of course

[@johnnykcarsnguitars]

Hey Peter, Does the TKO 600 hold up to your horsepower/weight of your car?

[@scottjorgenson2892]

Do you think they did this back in the day. No just put it together

[@bbarrett300]

...Meant for those NOT familiar with a dial indicator...

[@stuartcookie133]

Nice Video but I got crabs at the end of it!!