T50 - W57 spiggot bearing

[SYC02T]

Is there any difference between the w57 and the t50 gearbox spiggot bearings?

[Hen]

No, the nose on the end of the input shaft is the same diameter for both T50 and W57.

Hen

[SYC02T]

Thanks Hen
Bugger,

i put the gearbox back in and it goes up on the shaft and i can put it in gear and it engages, but i cannot get it on the last 1cm, all the bolts line up.

What else can it be? It felt like it might be hitting the spiggot bearing, but i cracked the shits b4 i pulled the gearbox back out, after the major struggle i had just getting it to that part.

[Dale]

If it's all lined up right try and get a bolt in either side of the bellhousing and tighten up the bolts to pull it in the final bit. Did this last week after fucking around for ages trying to get it in that final 1cm! (and if the bolts are lining up right then it virtually _has_ to be lined up right)

[oldcorollas]

also, make sure there is no crud on either the end of the spigot (ie rust, gunk.. give it a clean with wet'n'dry first) or on the dowels between the g/box and the block... also clean out their reciever holes... even a little bit of gunk can stop it going in...

oh, and measure length of input shaft to see if it is going in too far (i assume someone would have mentioned that before tho..)

[SYC02T]

Thanks guys, i will double check all of the mating points today, give them a good clean.

This box was in b4 the rebuild so i know it goes together, i asked about the spiggot because it could have been replaced, and i just assumed the right one was put back in.

i can get all the bolts in, and i tried doing the box up on them but the bolts start to get hard to do up in the last cm like something is in the way. i didn't want to force it in so i backed them off and downed tools and left in disgust(?)

[Dale]

If you have a pair of vernier calipers just measure the inside diameter of the spigot bearing, then measure the outside diameter of the input shaft and hope that it's not greater than the spigot bearing
That way you can rule out the spiggot bearing being what's stopping it

[SYC02T]

Well i pulled the gearbox back out to give it the once over.

I found the spiggot bearing had been nitrided with the crank and no longer spins.

Now off to the bearing shop, may as well get a new throw out bearing as well, even tho the current one has only done 2000k's.

Spose i can conclude you should double check every thing, even tho the engine builder says the engine is totaly right to go.

here's hoping