Transmissions and Drivetrain Need help with your trans? Problems with your axle?

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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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From: skiatook oklahoma
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hey guys

im new on here but i will b here for a while i think lol. i also might sound dumb but i have an 85 firebird and i was needing to know what the bracket that hooks to the rear of the transmission it has some kind of support on the rear end.
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Re: hey guys

Since you're new, some pointers before going on..
- Put your question in the subject. Very few people with bother reading a thread "Hey Guys"
- Put your detail in the first sentence. Rolling over the Subject in the list will pop up the first sentence, again drawing in the folks that can help you.
- Since you may not know the correct terms for the items you have questions about, try to describe them so a blind man can see them in his mind.
- Fill out your profile with your location, your car/year/motor/trans/rear-end/etc. Otherwise, Most every response back will be "What _____ do you have?"

Now here goes.. You mention a bracket, which may be the simple support that the catylitic converter mounts too in stock exhaust setup. But you also mention the rear end, which may describe the torque-arm, which is a suspension device that limits the rotation of the rear differential by place the moment-of-center at the rear of the transmission through a (stock) rubber mount.

So if either of those help you, you can proceed and follow up with any questions you have about the exhaust/Cat. hanger, or the Torque-Arm (TA).
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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Re: hey guys

sounds like you are referring to the torque arm, and no you cant get rid of it.

what are you looking to do?
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Re: hey guys

it is the torque arm u mention and it hooks up to the transmission right? i am sorry about the newbie mistakes i will now know. so would it be called the TA bracket? if so where could i perhaps find one? and i thank u for all of the advice
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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Re: hey guys

I have a 89 rs camaro I am parting. The trans is gone along with the bracket for the ta. I still have the ta, & the bracket for the rear, but I havent looked to see if the rear is welded to the diff. We need to get the info from you in order to know just what your wanting. If I have what you need then let me know. If not then It should be easy to find on this site.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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Re: hey guys

all i need is the bracket i have the TA. And maybe hardware if u have it if not i can find it im sure. and do u know how i can get my exaust up off the ground it sits low and it bottoms out on every little thing so let me know. thanks for the help.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Re: hey guys

Originally Posted by psycho_firebird
all i need is the bracket i have the TA. And maybe hardware if u have it if not i can find it im sure. and do u know how i can get my exaust up off the ground it sits low and it bottoms out on every little thing so let me know. thanks for the help.
The bracket that goes to the trans right? The exhaust will need to be looked at in order to tell if a weld for a hanger is broken or if it came unhooked some way. If its hanging too low, & hooked up at all hangers then your best bet would be a muffler shop. Wouldn't cost much for them to raise it some.

I will take a look tomorrow and see if I have the bracket you are looking for.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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Re: hey guys

yes its the bracket that hooks the TA to the trans. and on the exaust its ok i am going to have duals ran on it anyways with 40 series flowmaster so when i take it in i will ask them if they can get it sucked up a bit. thanks alot for ur time.
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