Stan is correct that dowels are sold & some people
have used drill bits...myself included, but speaking
from personal experience, dowels will fall out. The
gearbox probably won't move, but it could. That said,
I'd use bolts of the same diameter as the dowels. You
may have to drill the holes out to accept the correct
size as the holes in the tranny tend to mushroom.
It's relatively important to keep the gearbox lined up
properly so you don't get that sticky clutch...ask me
how I know:-)
Todd Bermudez
CD198L(restoration...3 years now)
CF25768UO(surrey topped)
--- "Foster, Stan" <stan.foster@hp.com> wrote:
> It sounds like you are describing the dowels that
> are at 2 o-clock and 8
> o-clock as you are looking at the rear plate from
> inside the car. These
> are just plain dowels I think, not bolts.
>
> You can get them from Moss, maybe other suppliers.
>
> Moss part number is 325-205, around $6 each, and you
> can see them listed
> here:
>
>
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=32713&Sort
> Order=32#top
>
> Some people use drill bits to get the box aligned
> and once the other
> bolts have been tightened insert regular bolts.
>
> Stan
>
> <snip>
> They are the only 3/8 bolts (other than starter),
> there are two of them
> and
> they have a shoulder on the bolts. They are called
> dowel bolts and one
> is
> located two bolts up from the top starter bolt, with
> the other directly
> across
> from it.
>
> The part number is 132872 (in cas anyone actually
> has any stock of this)
> <snip>
>
>
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