It may also help to remove the bolts from the trans mount so the tail end can move to one side to aide in getting the front mounts to settle in.
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Drifting
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From: New Baden Illinois
Bolt the engine up to the tranny bellhousing and make sure the two parts "suck up" tight. Re-verify that the converter spins...
You should now be able to lift the engine up just enough to take the pressure off the engine mounts and "jam" the engine/tranny assembly back into position so that the mount drops into place. You often have to put a little force on the engine and do a little wiggling to get things to line up and drop into place. But from the looks of those mounts, it ought to go.
On a couple of engine installs, I've had to loosen the mount at the block to give it a little "wiggle room" and then tighten it back up after the mount was engaged - you can try that to see if it helps.
You should now be able to lift the engine up just enough to take the pressure off the engine mounts and "jam" the engine/tranny assembly back into position so that the mount drops into place. You often have to put a little force on the engine and do a little wiggling to get things to line up and drop into place. But from the looks of those mounts, it ought to go.
On a couple of engine installs, I've had to loosen the mount at the block to give it a little "wiggle room" and then tighten it back up after the mount was engaged - you can try that to see if it helps.
The driver's side mount did not connect until I released the hoist tension, then it "jammed" into place. I will lift it up again and try to wiggle it to that side.
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Drifting
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I got the passenger side on after loosening the mounts. However, the driver's side still did not go on, so I removed the mount from the block and attached it to the frame. I quickly found out that the reason that it was not going on was because it was a very tight fit. I could not get it all the way down enough to easily slide the bolt in. I had to use the hammer to coerce the bolt through. Then, I had to try to line the other 3 bolts up. I have 2 of them most of the way in, but one of them (the one right behind the power steering pump) I am having a hard time reaching to tighten up.
That's it for me today. I'll get back at it tomorrow.
BTW, 3 things came about today:
1) I now have to go shopping with my wife for 3 hours (the amount of time she helped me)
2) My wife will no longer poke fun at a bunch of guys talking Corvette talk
3) My wife said that I now have to consult the forum BEFORE each project.
Thanks again for everyone's help.
That's it for me today. I'll get back at it tomorrow.
BTW, 3 things came about today:
1) I now have to go shopping with my wife for 3 hours (the amount of time she helped me)
2) My wife will no longer poke fun at a bunch of guys talking Corvette talk
3) My wife said that I now have to consult the forum BEFORE each project.
Thanks again for everyone's help.
Melting Slicks
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I don't have to do the shopping thing(wheeeew)
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I had the same problem yesterday. I have the body off so mine wasn't such a PIA. I had the same converter problem, simply kept rotating it until it was fully seated. I then bolted the trans to the motor but I did keep the motor mounts loose on the engine for the very same alignment reasons. Now I need to go back under and tighten the coverter to flywheel bolts today.
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Drifting
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That's my next angle of attack. I am going to put the wheel back on and put the front end on jack stands.
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Drifting
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As mention by another; remove the bolt at the trans tail mount. Then you can manipulate the front mounts into place by moving the tail shaft left or right until the fron motor mount are in place. Then with the front mount bolt in with all of the bolts you can re-install the tailshaft mount bolts by sliding the tail left or right to alighn the mount hole.
This will make thing go much easirer.
This will make thing go much easirer.
Drifting
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From: Wichita Kansas
Yes, remove the tailshaft mount bolts and let the trans just rest on the cross member mount. Then you can try lifting the engine to take the weight off the engine mounts so you can line them up. Once the engine mount are in place and bolted you can slide the tail shaft in to place and re-install the bolts.