installing trans crossmember
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Topic: installing trans crossmember
Posted By: 1973gts
Subject: installing trans crossmember
Date Posted: 30-March-2019 at 2:21PM
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I am putting my tranny back in (73 torino 429 c6) and the shop manual says to attach the trans mount to the crossmember and then install to the tranny. In doing it this way there doesn't seem to be enough room between the crossmember and the tranny to get a wrench or socket in to tighten the bolts to the tranny. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ------------- Dave - 1973 GTS N code |
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 30-March-2019 at 3:29PM
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with the tranny bolted to the block... do you have enough room to get the cross member up on top of the frame pads with the mount bolted to the tranny first then jack the tranny up until it hits the tunnel ...is there enough room to get the cross member up in there clearing the mount studs??? i think that's how i've done it....
------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: 1973gts
Date Posted: 30-March-2019 at 3:44PM
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There is a little room left above the tranny, I will try jacking it up more and see if that gives me enough clearance with it bolted to the tranny first. I know it will probably be a tight fit but hopefully that will work, appreciate the response John ------------- Dave - 1973 GTS N code |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 30-March-2019 at 4:50PM
if not plan "B" would be put the crossmember up in there with the mount sitting in the holes and lift the mount up by hand and start the bolts in the tranny and tighten with a box end wrench then double wrench method for torque  then lower it down on the cross member, install the nuts on the bottom... i've done things like that before PITA but....
------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 30-March-2019 at 6:26PM
| We used to just rotate the crossmember to get it on the frame after the trans and mount were installed already. (Aamco 1984-8) |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 31-March-2019 at 5:42AM
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When I installed mine, I bolted the mount to the transmission first. Then I used a floor jack to lift the transmission as high as it'd go and installed the cross member and dropped the transmission. I had no clearance issues doing this way. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: 1973gts
Date Posted: 31-March-2019 at 9:30AM
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OK, got it in, as suggested raised the back of the tranny as high as possible and then rotated pass side forward and drivers side to the rear (read that from an earlier post by TV2M80). Actually went back in pretty smoothly. Thanks to all for the help. - dave ------------- Dave - 1973 GTS N code |