The topic says it all really... my friend and I... (or rather, he) did the tranny mount on my car today. Aside from the fact that the fit was really crappy (had to drill the crossmember to accept the bolt that goes up into the mount), we snapped a bolt... We probably didn't have the tranny supported well enough, and when he went to break it, he did, quite literally. We got it all back together and on and everything, everything tight, and I drove it home, trying to take it easy. My question is, how important is that 4th crossmember bolt, can I drive around for a month like I did with my broken tranny mount and not worry, or should I empty my bank account to have it drilled and retapped by a shop immediatly? It will get done -eventually-, I just need to know where to put it on my priority list. Any advice/help is greatly appreciated.
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
http://www.xenodrgn.f2s.com/Frontright.jpg
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If you take it real easy it will be fine for a while, but I would move it near the top of the "Fix Me" list.
Drilling and re-tapping a hole should not be too expensive. Should take someone less than 1/2 hr if they only take a few breaks.
You could drill it out and re-tap it yourself. Taps are not real expensive if you don't need a big set.
Dale
[This message has been edited by 86Chicken (edited September 19, 2001).]
Drilling and re-tapping a hole should not be too expensive. Should take someone less than 1/2 hr if they only take a few breaks.
You could drill it out and re-tap it yourself. Taps are not real expensive if you don't need a big set.
Dale
[This message has been edited by 86Chicken (edited September 19, 2001).]
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I snapped the head off one of mine more than a year & 1/2 ago and haven't had any problems (even driving the car hard). I have been meaning to fix it though but just never got around to it. I'd get it fixed when you can but wouldn't worry about it in the meantime. Just keep an eye on it and you should be OK.
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By the way ... you don't need to drop the crossmember to change the trany mount .... just carefully jack up the transmittion until there is just enough space to get the old mount out, put in the new one, and drop the trany back down, then tighten the bolts.
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well, for once i'm glad i have a tranny fluid leak. when i went to go change my mount, i had no trouble whatsoever getting the bolts out. they were all kept lubed up by the tranny fluid! just goes to show ya. sometimes being too lazy to fix something can make your life a whole lot easier in the long run! 
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You got the energy suspension one didnt ya i had the same problem with the bolt and to make matters worse i didnt jack up the tranny when i took the cross member off. Then i get everything inplace and the bolt dosent fit that pissed me off. Then to top things off it toook me an hour to get the crossmember back on. it took me like 4 hours to do the damn thing i felt stupid afterwards.
FastRS, yep, I used the ES one... nice to know someone was in the same boat as I was last night... nice to knw it took us both about the same amount of time as well.
Belker, thanks for the piece of mind. It'll get fixed when I can get to it, but it's nice to know that I can drive it how I want to and not have to worry about it.
Thanks for all your help guys.
As always, V6 board to the rescue.
Belker, thanks for the piece of mind. It'll get fixed when I can get to it, but it's nice to know that I can drive it how I want to and not have to worry about it.
Thanks for all your help guys.
As always, V6 board to the rescue.
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(laughs) I only have two crossmember bolts that are holding anything. Lee Myles stripped the fck out of the other two. I've been meaning to tap them for a while now...
My ES mount was a bit off center too; I attributed that to the torque arm giving some twist to the engine. Without the trans mount, you can push the engine/trans assembly left & right... I just shoved the trans to the side and put the center bolt in. Oh; I didn't remove the x-member either. My procedure was:
1. Block rear wheels, Raise front of car (wheel ramps or jackstands)
2. Put a piece of wood between the tranny pan and a floor jack, raise the jack until the trans lifts up a bit
3. Unbolt old mount, throw in neighbor's yard
4. Bolt new mount in
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l)
My ES mount was a bit off center too; I attributed that to the torque arm giving some twist to the engine. Without the trans mount, you can push the engine/trans assembly left & right... I just shoved the trans to the side and put the center bolt in. Oh; I didn't remove the x-member either. My procedure was:
1. Block rear wheels, Raise front of car (wheel ramps or jackstands)
2. Put a piece of wood between the tranny pan and a floor jack, raise the jack until the trans lifts up a bit
3. Unbolt old mount, throw in neighbor's yard
4. Bolt new mount in
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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l)
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by TomP:
3. Unbolt old mount, throw in neighbor's yard</font>
ROFL...<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by TomP:
3. Unbolt old mount, throw in neighbor's yard</font>
Too bad I didn't know all this when I started, it would have saved a whole lotta trouble. Plus now I have a polyurethane mount so I won't have the pleasure of doing it ever again.
Thanks for all your piece of mind everyone. it'll get fixed, but in the mean time I'm going to enjoy my much-nicer-to-drive car...
Now I just need an exhaust and an inspection.
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
http://www.xenodrgn.f2s.com/Frontright.jpg