M50 Auto

[bimanut]

For my M50 swap i`m using an engine from an E36 auto.
Somebody mentiond to me that i`d need a spigot bearing for which ever gbox that i`ll be using which is an M40 one.

Asked cotswold for a price and he said is it the flywheel bearing i need cuz there is two different sizes and asked for the chassis number but i never had the car,i brought a lump & box for spares for my 1.8 cab.

What i need to know is how do i work out which bearing i need?
Apart from ordering both,being a dolite for the last 6mths ordering both isnt realy an option.I`m just slowly but surely building my bits up.

Cook or Dan where are you? you seem to know everything i`ve asked so far.

Thanks.

Chris.

[DanThe]

To find out what size bearing you need measure the diameter of the input shaft on your gearbox, it should be 12mm diameter, the M50 bearings/box shafts are 15mm

[bimanut]

Cheers mate

Just been outside and measured the shaft and it was 15mm.
Its deffo an M40 box, i took it off the lump.
Cant say what year it came out of.The bloke had done an M40 to M42 swap and i brought the lot for £20 off e bay with loads of history (he was gutted)

Measured an M20 one and that was 12mm

What do you reckon
M50 bearing?

[DanThe]

Yep, all the M50's ive seen have used 15mm bearings, the sizes are given in the parts description so if you tell them the measurement you cant go wrong

[Bob_S]

is it needed? Dan is this what we couldnt find putting the box on your 3ltr?

[DanThe]

It is needed yes, this is what I was going on about fitting a 12mm shaft into a 15mm bearing is just wrong!
Not to worry though, its got a big f*ck off ZF box on the back of it now