The original gearbox for my NA has a broken bellhousing, but is otherwise perfect. I installed an Astra 2.2 gearbox to replace it. However, in the meantime I ended up with a spare Vectra 2.2 gearbox. Would the bellhousing from that work on the VX gearbox? It looks like it should. If so then I might keep the VX gearbox and maybe do a 4.17 final drive this winter and change the bellhousing then. Otherwise unless someone wants it it is all going in the bin. Cheers.
F23 Vectra Bellhousing
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theolodian
, Jul 11 2010 08:43 AM
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Posted 11 July 2010 - 08:43 AM
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 01:34 PM
depends on year i believe.. i had a vectra/signum bell housing which was for a dual flywheel so no good to us
astra bell housing should be good though!
if you measure from the centre to top of the bell housing then i can do the same with a spare NA box i got in the garage if you like?
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 04:11 PM
Sorry I have to ask....
How did you break a bellhousing???
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 04:15 PM
Sorry I have to ask....
How did you break a bellhousing???
un do all the bolts, give it a tap with a hammer
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 04:56 PM
It must have caught the kerb in the hedge incident.
I have both in the same box, so if it looks the same it is the same? I was worried there was some fiddly difference because it looked the same to me last I checked but then Vocky said something about them not being compatable.
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 05:54 PM
not sure to be honest! on my box's the slave cylinder sat 13mm further into the box than it did on the vx
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 07:09 PM
the vectra B F23 gearbox has a front mounting point, the vx220/astra/zafira have a top mounting point instead
so thats why the vectra gearbox doesn't fit the vx 
So yes you can fit the bellhousing from the vectra B 2.2 F23 onto the broken vx220 gearbox to make a good box 
ps: the vectra C is a dualmass F23 gearbox, this bellhousing is no good, but it does have the top mounting point so can fit the vx if the bellhousing is swapped for a vx item 
So yes you can fit the bellhousing from the vectra B 2.2 F23 onto the broken vx220 gearbox to make a good box
ps: the vectra C is a dualmass F23 gearbox, this bellhousing is no good, but it does have the top mounting point so can fit the vx if the bellhousing is swapped for a vx item
Edited by vocky, 12 July 2010 - 07:12 PM.
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Posted 12 July 2010 - 07:30 PM
So how long is the waiting list for the 4.17 swaps you are doing?So yes you can fit the bellhousing from the vectra B 2.2 F23 onto the broken vx220 gearbox to make a good box
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