Re: [ihc] trans mounts on T19 from T18?

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
To: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
Cc: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:54
Subject: Re: [ihc] trans mounts on T19 from T18?


> Ryan,
>       No, it is not possible that the motor would shift back 1" in the
> space of 4 hours while the trans was out of the truck, but the engine was
> still in.  The heights of the engine and trans preclude the difference in
> mounting brackets like would be on a 727 to Manual trans.  There is no
> Z-bracket on the manual trans mount.  The engine mounts are set up so that
> the only move up and down, not front to back, when they have failed.
>
> Also, if the engine and trans moved back 1" then the clutch linkage would
> be horribly out of alignment, which is not the case.
>
> JoelB
>

Well, if they are supposedly a bolt in swap using the existing brackets,
then obviously *something* isn't right... or are you just saying you don't
think they are completely bolt in?

-Ryan