trans Mount: This does not look right., 914-6 conversion not right Options

[bfrymire]

Hello All,

I have a 914-6 conversion that I bought from someone. Well, looking at the rear trans mount, it's off the posts. This does not look right. Any ideas of whta is wrong and what I need to do to correct. (this does not look safe.) The engine appears to be mounted in the correct place and everything else looks ok. I am thinking that the rear mount is the wrong one???

Here's a pic.

I really hope someone can point me in the right direction.

-- brett

[r_towle]

This can be tricky but it can be done with ease if your careful.
If you remove the shifter bar it will make it easier. That will bind.

On jack stands.
Put a block of wood on a floor jack and put it under the motor, but only about a third of the way from the tranny....trying to center the weight of the whole package. make sure the wheels on the jack face forward...

Jack up the jack to relieve the wieght of the motor, but dont take on the weight of the car...let that stay on the jack stands.

Remove the front splash tray underneath the steering and gas tank.
Wrap a good strap around the cross member and attach a come along to that. One the other end, you want to grab the tranny at the rear...its tough to describe but put a strap around the rear of the tranny up and over the muffler bracket so all the force will be on the tranny itself.

Now attach a come along between these two strap and gently cinch it tight...you really dont need a whole lot of pulling power, you are sliding the motor and tranny forward....it really is gentle and wont bend anything it you put the straps in the right place and dont pinch anything..
Use blocks of wood between all the straps and the bottom of the car/tranny/motor etc.

A few clicks and it will pull forward again..then tighten it all back up.
Try to get the motor/tranny square to the lower firewall..it makes shifting alot better if the whole package is square and it can easily be put in not square.

rich

[736conver]

This can be tricky but it can be done with ease if your careful.
If you remove the shifter bar it will make it easier. That will bind.

On jack stands.
Put a block of wood on a floor jack and put it under the motor, but only about a third of the way from the tranny....trying to center the weight of the whole package. make sure the wheels on the jack face forward...

Jack up the jack to relieve the wieght of the motor, but dont take on the weight of the car...let that stay on the jack stands.

Remove the front splash tray underneath the steering and gas tank.
Wrap a good strap around the cross member and attach a come along to that. One the other end, you want to grab the tranny at the rear...its tough to describe but put a strap around the rear of the tranny up and over the muffler bracket so all the force will be on the tranny itself.

Now attach a come along between these two strap and gently cinch it tight...you really dont need a whole lot of pulling power, you are sliding the motor and tranny forward....it really is gentle and wont bend anything it you put the straps in the right place and dont pinch anything..
Use blocks of wood between all the straps and the bottom of the car/tranny/motor etc.

A few clicks and it will pull forward again..then tighten it all back up.
Try to get the motor/tranny square to the lower firewall..it makes shifting alot better if the whole package is square and it can easily be put in not square.

rich

Ahh dont do the above until you find out the problem, not finding the cause first is a recipe for disaster.

I think its your front mount for your converted six that is causing the problem.