Flange adpator

[voucht]

Originally Posted by jiwillia

The adaptor I used locates on the spigot and is bolted directly onto the existing 3 bolt flange. Therefore no need to remove it unless you are renewing the output shaft seal.

John W

Do you mean that if I remove the existing flange to replace it by the Ford Transit round 4-bolt flange, it can not be done without destroying the output shaft seal and I'll have to change it too?

[voucht]

Finally I could remove this bloody flange!

I bought an offset 30mm ring spanner as Baz and Kev advised. Thank you guys. But it was not deep enough, so I had to grind around the ring to make it fit. Took me ages

Then of course the nut was jammed because of the rust, and I used a lot of WD40. I made a set-up with a steel bar, clamp locking pliers to hold the spanner on the nut, not to tight, but enough, and hammered the spanner. after quite a lot of time, I finally could undo the nut

Pictures here if you want.


Otherwise, this more for Bob/ Bob, here are the dimensions of the splined part:

26 teeth
small diameter : 26.7mm
big diameter : 28.6mm

Diameter of the part in the gearbox : 40mm
Length on this part : 28mm

FlangeDims.jpg
(Hight definition picture on my blog, at the very end of the same post)

Can you check if your ford Transit flange has the same dimensions please, and let me know with the end of the week-end?

Thank you very much.

[twinturbo]

There's a ford special tool for that.

TT

[K4KEV]

bloody hell Syl.....what a palaver!!! (english for waffling conversation) I admire your dogged determination at not letting it beat you.... nice one bud.

[robo]

Originally Posted by voucht

Finally I could remove this bloody flange!

I bought an offset 30mm ring spanner as Baz and Kev advised. Thank you guys. But it was not deep enough, so I had to grind around the ring to make it fit. Took me ages

Then of course the nut was jammed because of the rust, and I used a lot of WD40. I made a set-up with a steel bar, clamp locking pliers to hold the spanner on the nut, not to tight, but enough, and hammered the spanner. after quite a lot of time, I finally could undo the nut

Pictures here if you want.


Otherwise, this more for Bob/ Bob, here are the dimensions of the splined part:

26 teeth
small diameter : 26.7mm
big diameter : 28.6mm

Diameter of the part in the gearbox : 40mm
Length on this part : 28mm

Attachment 1649
(Hight definition picture on my blog, at the very end of the same post)

Can you check if your ford Transit flange has the same dimensions please, and let me know with the end of the week-end?

Thank you very much.

You are in luck , the transit flange is the same. Email your address and I will get it to you.

Bob

[voucht]

Excellent new's Bob, thank you so much

I sent you an email with my post address, and you can reply by giving me the price you want and the shipment cost to Sweden.

I also just wanted to make sure that the round flange will fit the propshaft. The propshaft will come with the same flange that fits on the Sierra differential axle.

Size/register/PCD (holes are not equidistant) of the differential axle are as on the sketch below, so the flange should be the same.

Could you please confirm?

Thank you so much.

DiffFlange.jpg

[robo]

Just measured this flange and it uses different reg diameter and bolt hole pcd to that drawing. Its not a problem for me to make the prop for you with the sierra flange one end and the transit the other if you want.Do you know what length prop you want?

Bob

[voucht]

Damn Not lucky all the way!

Just sent you another PM.

Thanks.

[robo]

I will see if the transit flange has the space to re drill for the sierra pcd. PM sent.

Bob

[robo]

Originally Posted by voucht

Excellent new's Bob, thank you so much

I sent you an email with my post address, and you can reply by giving me the price you want and the shipment cost to Sweden.

I also just wanted to make sure that the round flange will fit the propshaft. The propshaft will come with the same flange that fits on the Sierra differential axle.

Size/register/PCD (holes are not equidistant) of the differential axle are as on the sketch below, so the flange should be the same.

Could you please confirm?

Thank you so much.

Attachment 1651

I have measured the transit flange and the register is 72.15mm and the pcd of the existing holes is 6 bolt @ 97mm. So with a simple ring made up the register can be reduced and it does look like the sierra prop pcd can be drilled on to it missing the transit holes. I will try to find a sierra flange just to make sure.

Bob