Rubber Cover Fell Into Transmission Bell Housing - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

trinidadj · 10-29-2020, 07:49 PM

Hi Everyone,

I'm currently in the process of changing my clutch and after removing the fly wheel I notice two broken rubber pieces falling to the ground. This appears to be the rubber boot that covers the bell housing. Looks like it fell into the bell housing and got chewed up by the flywheel/clutch. The rubber boot left a bunch of black gunk inside the bell housing. Has this happened to anyone before? and if so how do I go about cleaning this up? Will brake cleaner work?

Thanks for the help!

Turdinator · 10-29-2020, 08:03 PM

Brake cleaner will work just fine.

Verus do a metal replacement that can't fall in. Apparently it happens enough to have made this product.

Gloonge · 10-29-2020, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Turdinator

Brake cleaner will work just fine.

Verus do a metal replacement that can't fall in. Apparently it happens enough to have made this product.

Can confirm. I know of 2 other people besides me that it happened to. Had to go verus.

DarkPira7e · 10-29-2020, 08:20 PM

I was skeptical about needing a better cover. Consider me convinced.

Brake cleaner should work fine. Use in tandem with compressed air (from an air compressor) to clean super well.

Gloonge · 10-29-2020, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I was skeptical about needing a better cover. Consider me convinced.

Brake cleaner should work fine. Use in tandem with compressed air (from an air compressor) to clean super well.

I thought it was a dumb product too when I first seen it. Thought it was just one of those products to rice up your engine bay. Until the morning I started my car and the God awful racket from that cover getting chewed up scared the shit out of me.

norcalpb · 10-30-2020, 12:44 PM

Yup this thread convinced me to buy the Verus cover.

trinidadj · 10-30-2020, 02:20 PM

Thanks everyone for the help so far. I got some brake cleaner but looks like it’s off to harbor freight to get small air compressor lol. I’ll post an update on this when I get done cleaning.

bcj · 10-30-2020, 03:20 PM

If you have a shop vac, often you can swap the hose to the exhaust side and use one of the small tips for adequate pressure.

Then you can put it back to clean up the gunge you've blown all over.

Ultramaroon · 11-01-2020, 02:02 AM

Make sure the crankshaft tone wheel is in the correct orientation when you reinstall it. Teeth face in towards the sensor, away from the flywheel.

afishl1 · 06-02-2021, 05:36 PM

Anyone know if this is an easy thing to see if it fell into the hole or do you have to essentially do a clutch job and take the tranny apart? If it fell in, how bad would it be to leave it there?

Ultramaroon · 06-02-2021, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by afishl1

Anyone know if this is an easy thing to see if it fell into the hole or do you have to essentially do a clutch job and take the tranny apart? If it fell in, how bad would it be to leave it there?

If it's missing, it fell in. Big fat meh. Just don't drop any tools in the hole.

DarkSunrise · 06-29-2021, 09:32 PM

Checked this recently and saw that my bellhousing cover was gone too. Installed the Verus cover today. I’m not convinced it’s necessary (especially at $37) but I do feel a little better knowing there’s not a gaping hole there anymore.

Install was pretty easy. Remove 12 and 14 mm bolts. Install cover. Replace bolts and torque to 10-12 lbs-ft (12mm) and 16-18 lbs-ft (14mm). I had to remove the rubber (pcv?) hose above the 12 mm bolt to gain access to it but it pulls off without any tools.

Ultramaroon · 06-30-2021, 01:19 AM

It's nice! It screws into place and won't melt.

DarkSunrise · 06-30-2021, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

It's nice! It screws into place and won't melt.

Haha yep basically that.

10-29-2020, 07:49 PM	#1
trinidadj Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: '16 FRS-MT Ablaze Red Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 77 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rubber Cover Fell Into Transmission Bell Housing Hi Everyone, I'm currently in the process of changing my clutch and after removing the fly wheel I notice two broken rubber pieces falling to the ground. This appears to be the rubber boot that covers the bell housing. Looks like it fell into the bell housing and got chewed up by the flywheel/clutch. The rubber boot left a bunch of black gunk inside the bell housing. Has this happened to anyone before? and if so how do I go about cleaning this up? Will brake cleaner work? Thanks for the help! Attached Images

11-01-2020, 02:02 AM	#9
Ultramaroon 義理チョコ Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 31,864 Thanks: 52,120 Thanked 36,513 Times in 18,917 Posts Mentioned: 1106 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Make sure the crankshaft tone wheel is in the correct orientation when you reinstall it. Teeth face in towards the sensor, away from the flywheel. __________________ service manuals

06-02-2021, 05:36 PM	#10
afishl1 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Raven FRS MT Location: Los Angeles Posts: 70 Thanks: 11 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone know if this is an easy thing to see if it fell into the hole or do you have to essentially do a clutch job and take the tranny apart? If it fell in, how bad would it be to leave it there? Last edited by afishl1; 06-02-2021 at 06:26 PM.

06-29-2021, 09:32 PM	#12
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Checked this recently and saw that my bellhousing cover was gone too. Installed the Verus cover today. I’m not convinced it’s necessary (especially at $37) but I do feel a little better knowing there’s not a gaping hole there anymore. Install was pretty easy. Remove 12 and 14 mm bolts. Install cover. Replace bolts and torque to 10-12 lbs-ft (12mm) and 16-18 lbs-ft (14mm). I had to remove the rubber (pcv?) hose above the 12 mm bolt to gain access to it but it pulls off without any tools. Attached Images __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

06-30-2021, 01:19 AM	#13
Ultramaroon 義理チョコ Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 31,864 Thanks: 52,120 Thanked 36,513 Times in 18,917 Posts Mentioned: 1106 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	It's nice! It screws into place and won't melt. __________________ service manuals

10-29-2020, 08:20 PM	#4
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,932 Thanks: 3,199 Thanked 4,095 Times in 2,045 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was skeptical about needing a better cover. Consider me convinced. Brake cleaner should work fine. Use in tandem with compressed air (from an air compressor) to clean super well.

10-30-2020, 12:44 PM	#6
norcalpb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2023 Model 3 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,296 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 861 Times in 570 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yup this thread convinced me to buy the Verus cover.

10-30-2020, 02:20 PM	#7
trinidadj Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: '16 FRS-MT Ablaze Red Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 77 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks everyone for the help so far. I got some brake cleaner but looks like it’s off to harbor freight to get small air compressor lol. I’ll post an update on this when I get done cleaning.

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