Re: '66 Deluxe
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:05 am
This happened a few weeks ago but I'm just getting around to posting it. I noticed while driving that my shift knob would move around when I accelerated/decelerated. I knew right away this is a broken trans mount.
I used a couple of wooden wedges to bring the powertrain rearward so I had access to the trans mount. Remove the mount nuts. It's tight in there, tight enough that there's not enough room to get the mount out without removing the studs too. Luckily I had sandblasted and thread chased the stud holes so they came right out for clearance. Yep, it's broken, a WW mount I put in new 5 years and 11,000 miles ago. Fortunately I stock these, it happens to be a WW mount but it looks like WW changed their supplier. It no longer has their logo on the side and it's a gray one from Brazil. The Samba gang seems to think the gray ones are better.
This is a PITA job on the lift, I wouldn't even think about doing it on the ground. Maybe if I was younger and more flexible, but that was a long time ago...….
Rack it, remove the valance, and remove the left bumper bolts so when the engine shifts back it won't hit the muffler.
Disconnect the shifter and pull the two big bolts from the horseshoe cradle.
Pull most of the RGB bolts out to loosen the powertrain. Disconnect the throttle cable and loosen up the clutch adjustment all of the way to the end.
You must be aware of what you're doing! The entire engine/trans is now loose and not held into the bus. Keep in mind things like weight balance on the lift arms and what is holding up the powertrain. I used a couple of wooden wedges to bring the powertrain rearward so I had access to the trans mount. Remove the mount nuts. It's tight in there, tight enough that there's not enough room to get the mount out without removing the studs too. Luckily I had sandblasted and thread chased the stud holes so they came right out for clearance. Yep, it's broken, a WW mount I put in new 5 years and 11,000 miles ago. Fortunately I stock these, it happens to be a WW mount but it looks like WW changed their supplier. It no longer has their logo on the side and it's a gray one from Brazil. The Samba gang seems to think the gray ones are better.
This is a PITA job on the lift, I wouldn't even think about doing it on the ground. Maybe if I was younger and more flexible, but that was a long time ago...….