Don't you just love those set ups? Everything gleaming and not a sign of crud,rot,rust or anything like. Good idea though & well worth a try.

I like the idea of threading the dowel to extract it.

So just come back from a week in the UK , got a new slave cylinder and also the dowels . got the dowels out and there too big , won't fit in the correct place due to the size. I contacted Rimmers and that's the only dowels they stock for gearbox to block . I tried the remove them from my other block but destroyed them.

Where could I get these bloody dowels ??

A possible substitute http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M8-M10-M12...item43b3b5b9b1

So its 13mm across so which m number should it be ? Not worried about the length as I can cut it down

Is 13mm the dowel or hole size ?

Dowel measurement from side to side.

Why would rimmers not sell the correct dowels , I've spoke to a few people and they all have the dowels where mine are which are horizontal to each other .

£2 part stopping me from dropping the engine in !

I think this might be the correct dowel, it's listed for PG1 boxes fitted to T series engines http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-CAM7824

If i can't find anything tomorrow then I'll order it . let's see

Thanks pete

At long last I have the gearbox dowels , now the question is how to is install them correctly without damaging them . there extremely tight fit and I've tried with a hammer to knock them in but seems I were doing some damage so stopped .

Help?