Bellhousing vs. scatter shield. Does the scatter shield take the place of the bellhousing or is a scatter shield something that fits between the clutch and the bellhousing to keep the cluttch from tearing your feet off if you blow the clutch apart? Somebody asked me if I had a scatter shield and all could say is Uhh, I don no.

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I have a Lakewood on my car and it takes place of the stock bellhousing.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Lucky350:
Bellhousing vs. scatter shield. Does the scatter shield take the place of the bellhousing or is a scatter shield something that fits between the clutch and the bellhousing to keep the cluttch from tearing your feet off if you blow the clutch apart? Somebody asked me if I had a scatter shield and all could say is Uhh, I don no.

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Yes, it's a replacement bellhousing that is heavy steel and completely encloses the flywheel and clutch. The primary purpose if it is to contain a flywheel and/or clutch explosion.

They're usually a PIA, but you'd sure be glad to have it if you ever had such a problem. And exploding clutch/flywheel can be very nasty.

take care,



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Mike Pell, JAM Performance Transmissions
TREMEC Distributor for Forte's Parts Connection
http://www.5speedtransmissions.com

Thanks guys. That clears things up.

Thanks guys. That clears things up.