The bell housing is part of the transmission system on vehicle
Vehicle
Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks.... s powered by internal combustion engine
Internal combustion engine
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs in a combustion chamber inside and integral to the engine. In an internal combustion engine it is always the expansion of the high temperature and pressure gases that are produced by the combustion which apply force to the movable component of the engine, such as... s. It is bolted to the engine block and contains the flywheel
Flywheel
A flywheel is a mechanical device with significant moment of inertia used as a storage device for rotational energy. Flywheels resist changes in their rotational speed, which helps steady the rotation of the shaft when a fluctuating torque is exerted on it by its power source such as a piston-based engine, or when the load placed on it is... and the torque converter
Torque converter
A torque converter is a modified form of fluid coupling that is used to transfer rotating power from a Wiktionary:prime mover, such as an internal combustion engine or electric motor, to a rotating driven load.... or clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanism for transmitting rotation, which can be engaged and disengaged. Clutches are useful in devices that have two rotating shafts.... of the transmission
Transmission (mechanics)
Using the principle of mechanical advantage, transmissions provide a speed-torque conversion from a higher speed motor to a slower but more forceful output or vice-versa.... . The starter motor is usually mounted here engaging with a ring gear on the flywheel. On the opposite end to the engine is usually bolted the gearbox.
The above is the normal arrangement for an in line transmission system for a conventional rear wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicle.
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The bell housing is part of the transmission system on vehicle
Vehicle
Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks.... s powered by internal combustion engine
Internal combustion engine
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs in a combustion chamber inside and integral to the engine. In an internal combustion engine it is always the expansion of the high temperature and pressure gases that are produced by the combustion which apply force to the movable component of the engine, such as... s. It is bolted to the engine block and contains the flywheel
Flywheel
A flywheel is a mechanical device with significant moment of inertia used as a storage device for rotational energy. Flywheels resist changes in their rotational speed, which helps steady the rotation of the shaft when a fluctuating torque is exerted on it by its power source such as a piston-based engine, or when the load placed on it is... and the torque converter
Torque converter
A torque converter is a modified form of fluid coupling that is used to transfer rotating power from a Wiktionary:prime mover, such as an internal combustion engine or electric motor, to a rotating driven load.... or clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanism for transmitting rotation, which can be engaged and disengaged. Clutches are useful in devices that have two rotating shafts.... of the transmission
Transmission (mechanics)
Using the principle of mechanical advantage, transmissions provide a speed-torque conversion from a higher speed motor to a slower but more forceful output or vice-versa.... . The starter motor is usually mounted here engaging with a ring gear on the flywheel. On the opposite end to the engine is usually bolted the gearbox.
The above is the normal arrangement for an in line transmission system for a conventional rear wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicle. The arrangement for a transverse mounted engine
Transverse engine
A transverse engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the length of the vehicle. This is also sometimes called an east-west engine.... and transmission for a front wheel drive vehicle has the gear box and differential
Differential (mechanics)
A differential is a device, usually but not necessarily employing gears, capable of transmitting torque and rotation through three shafts, almost always used in one of two ways.... below the engine and consequently the bell housing is a simple cover for the flywheel.
Bell housings take their name from their shape rather than their function. To the technically literate they are better-known as clutch housings or torque converter housings, depending on what they actually house.
The following is a list of Ford bellhousing patterns. A List of GM bellhousing patterns of bell housing patterns for General Motors transmissions is also available, as is a list of Ford engines for Ford Motor Company....
The following is a list of GM bellhousing patterns. Though General Motors has List of GM engines, it has kept variance in the bell housing patterns to a relative minimum....
