Im working on a 65 with the 6v trans still in it.
Been looking at this for a few days and I need to get it done. Can it be done without pulling the engine of is it best just to go ahead and pull the engine?
And what do you all think about urathane mounts?
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The original mounts with a "nose" passing through the bracket on the rear torsion housing are dang-near impossible to R&I if you don't unbolt the trans completely at the frame horns (and you can do that with the engine still in place, but the exhaust system hits the body...it's a "shortcut" for masochists).
Stock flat 211 mounts can be slipped in place if you have a helper with a crowbar to pry the trans aft against the springplate tension (assuming the original mount was broken in half or sawzall'ed out) after loosening the framehorn bolts - the trans has to come back far enough for the studs to clear.
Urethane mounts don't have any studs, just through-bolts, so they're the easiest to put in (after you whack out the old one).
I carried a low opinion of urethane mounts for years, assuming they'd pass through too much noise & vibration, but a couple years ago I used an adapter urethane mount to put a late trans in my `69 and that really hasn't been a problem. What I didn't like was the sloppy fit of the bushings in the mounts (solved with a wrap of metal-foil duct tape) and the way the ground strap fit (solved by moving it to one of the rear mount bolts and a sideplate stud).
Stock flat 211 mounts can be slipped in place if you have a helper with a crowbar to pry the trans aft against the springplate tension (assuming the original mount was broken in half or sawzall'ed out) after loosening the framehorn bolts - the trans has to come back far enough for the studs to clear.
Urethane mounts don't have any studs, just through-bolts, so they're the easiest to put in (after you whack out the old one).
I carried a low opinion of urethane mounts for years, assuming they'd pass through too much noise & vibration, but a couple years ago I used an adapter urethane mount to put a late trans in my `69 and that really hasn't been a problem. What I didn't like was the sloppy fit of the bushings in the mounts (solved with a wrap of metal-foil duct tape) and the way the ground strap fit (solved by moving it to one of the rear mount bolts and a sideplate stud).
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