Transaxle mounts

Check your motor mounts first. I had a problem the very first time I've tried re-installing my engine and found I had the motor mounts backwards which pushed the whole engine/trans assembly about an inch. At first I thought it was my trans mounts as I could almost clear the tabs if I removed the shims but it would not go in.

Good luck

Thanks for the reply.
I think I have got the engine mounts right.
I can manage to get everything installed, but the trans mounts would be located one to the front and one to the rear.
In the pickture I have installed both engine mounts and the right trans mount is in place almost sentered in the tabs. If the last trans mount have been like the other it would have gone right in. Is the trans mounts suposed to be different?
I made some dotted lines on the mounts in the pickture to showe the difference.
I suspect one mount have been replaced as the car had an accident 20 years ago.

You will have to open the mounting tab. By that I mean you will have to bent it to slide the mount in then use the shims, those large spacers to take up the space. You could also loosen the motor mount bolts, the single bolts connecting the upper and lower mounts with the rubber isolator in-betwwen, to shift the motor/trans assembly the 3/8th inch you need.
It must have been a pretty sever impact that they had to replace the trans mount. They would have had to replace the rear frame members in the impact area.

I understand what you say, but I do not want to bend anything, or shift the position of the assembly. If it is so that I got the wrong mounts.
I want everything to be and look straight, not just get the thing in there. (I can do that)
So refering to the pickture again, my question is:
Should the left transaxle mount be different than the right?

Does anybody have pictures of both their transaxle mounts to compare with mine?

What about milling off the excess ??

John

I made my own if this gives you any ideas:

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/zfmount/zfm.htm

No pics of just the mounts available on my iPad but the whole engine/trans assembly from my last rebuild. They are the same as your replacement. My car is an early 72.

Other side
(Sorry the other pic is a little dark but both mounts on mine are the same style.

Great.
I really do not know why I have two different styles, but it would fit alot better with two equal ones like you have
I guess I can use both styles as long as I have two.
I am going to make new engine mounts because I am installing a new Dry sump engine, and the pump interfere with the right mount. Thats why I am so focused on having everything as straight and level as possible before making the new engine mounts.

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Originally posted by jb1490:
What about milling off the excess ??

John

That is an option, but to get it like the other mount I also must add the equal amount of material to the the other side.

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Originally posted by comp2:
I made my own if this gives you any ideas:

That is very nice, and I like that you can remove them with the trans in the car.
Look like a lot of work

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Originally posted by Tunnelport492:
Great.
I really do not know why I have two different styles, but it would fit alot better with two equal ones like you have

I wish I could help you there.