bell housing gasket?

[fulvio]

Quick question:  is there a gasket for the bell housing, or is it even needed?

I am putting the transmission and bell housing back together myself after a botched job by a local mechanic.  When the bell housing came out, I can't remember if there were any remains of a gasket, and now I don't see any either on the engine or on the bell housing.  I have a gasket set I purchased for my Universal M25XP years ago, but none of them matches or is even big enough for the bell housing.  I looked online and in the parts and shop manual, but I don't see anything that answers my question.

Thanks!

[Kyle Ewing]

I did the job two weeks ago and there was no bell housing gasket on mine (M25xp in 1990 c34).  The only gasket I had to worry about was the exhaust flange gasket.

[Ken Juul]

Gaskets are only required when an air/fluid tight seal is needed.  The bell housing to engine and BH to transmission require neither.  As Kyle said, no gaskets are needed.

[fulvio]

Thank you!

I had a hunch that this might be the case, and I appreciate the responses!

[Ron Hill]

No gasket needed.

If you have not changed the damper plate, you need to inspect yours.  If the springs are loose it needs to be changed while you have everything apart. 

A thought