I'm screwed. any input?

[JaSSon]

I took some pics from under my car. The tranny is really wedged in. I can't slide the trany in because it's not centered, I can't drop it down because the input shaft is engaged with the pressure plate. I can't pull it back because the header is in the way. I don't think dropping the K-member will help because the "frame" is right there.

 

http://www.columbusracinghosting.com/mfaigley/jason/Longtube1.gif

the left arrow is where the header contacts the tranny. The upper right arrow is where the header hits the frame, and teh lower where it hits the k-member.

 

http://www.columbusracinghosting.com/mfaigley/jason/inputshaft.gif

look how close I am to getting it in. still can't force it tho. The input shaft is actually just barely touching teh fingers of the pressure plate.

 

http://www.columbusracinghosting.com/mfaigley/jason/Tranny-Angle.gif

the tranny is angled funny, so that is why i can't line it up to slide it in. Again, the header.

[Crash1647545504]

$360, wasn't that much.

[copperhead]

nevermind

 

[ 22. April 2005, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: copperhead ]

[copperhead]

UPDATE!!! Prybar+Ant pushing >longtube headers

[rl]

I just loosen a header...

[Buckeye1647545503]

Originally posted by Coke:

$360, wasn't that much.

damn and I thought I would have been happy with 250

[MrMeanGreen]

Anthony > Jason's PITA car.

 

It's been fixed smile.gif

[Sam1647545489]

Oh god, a GM guy has to fix a ford....I can see this thread goin along way...... smile.gif

[Rotarded1647545491]

Jason, Do you have an inspection plate on the bottom of the trans large enough to get a socket into and on to the pressure plate bolts? The reason I ask is that on our (FD) trans, we take the pressure plate and clutch off of the flywheel and put it on the trans shaft. That way you have 2 -3 inches more room to get the trans lined up, and also do not have to line the splines up to shove it in. The inspection plate hole then can be used to put the pressure plate bolts in, and torque down.

 

Jesse and Vila helped/witnessed this with my trans last night.

[excell]

Jason, have you ever questioned whether you are in the wrong hobby?

[martindc1]

If those are anything other than hookers you have to loosen the passenger side header.

[Trouble Maker]

Originally posted by Rotarded:

Jesse and Vila helped/witnessed this with my trans last night.

Yeah, it worked really well. Too bad we ran into that other snag that made the job take twice as long. graemlins/doh.gif

[Lustalbert]

you should ave just taken the headers off and re painted them while you are at it. those look nasty

[MrMeanGreen]

People, the headers were loosened!

 

There's a reason they tell modular owners to drop the K-member. No matter, it's been resolved by a GM guy smile.gif

[grease monkey]

GM techs > ford techs true story.

[martindc1]

Originally posted by Mister Formula, Esq.:

People, the headers were loosened!

 

There's a reason they tell modular owners to drop the K-member. No matter, it's been resolved by a GM guy smile.gif

Wow. So did you drop the K-member?

[MrMeanGreen]

Originally posted by martindc1:

Wow. So did you drop the K-member?

No, I muscled the tranny past the header. It wasn't fun.

[Buckeye1647545503]

you muscled something?

[JaSSon]

It didn't take a GM guy to get a Ford tranny in. it took a guy larger than I (who just hapened to own an F-body) to get the tranny in.

[Science Abuse]

Originally posted by The DropTop:

It didn't take a GM guy to get a Ford tranny in. it took a guy larger than I (who just hapened to own an F-body) to get the tranny in.

ahh, so some one less of a bitch? (though not going so far as to say he's not a bitch). tongue.gif

[JaSSon]

Damn Eric, It's a good thing your child is going to need a father in his life.

 

[Mensan]

So my guess is you decided not to lower the K member to..."Save time"?