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engine too far back?, How do you adjust for this? |
narino |
May 17 2010, 04:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 234 Joined: 14-August 07 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 8,001 Region Association: None |
When I had the engine put back in the car I noticed the engine tin didn't align with the engine bay anymore. There now was 3" gap between the firewall and the engine tin. I asked the mechanic if there was some adjustment we could do to line up the engine better. He said it was basically a "bolt-up" job and didn't know how to align it further. Today I was looking through George's 700 tips and saw tip #348. Which bascially says if you can't shift into 1st 3rd or fifth, then you've installed the power plant too far back. Sure enough I have had problems with these gears. So how do I go about adjusting the powerplant more forward? I have no idea where the adjustement "play" to move the engine forward or back would be. Any help would be appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
Krieger |
May 19 2010, 06:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,754 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
So it looks like you have 911 engine mounts for the engine cross bar too. What is missing from these and the ones in the rear are washers that these mounts use. These are large concaved washers that cover the entire round center of the mount. They are about 2" diameter with a 12mm hole. They distibute the load. Without them the center of the mount will pull through the rest of the rubber mount. You need one top and one bottom. It looks like you do not have any on the front mounts. The rear "trans" mounts have the original units on top. This is how a lot of folks run them, but you need two of those 911 washers on the bottom of those mounts. I run the 911 mounts on the rear of my trans and they work great. I can't vouch for them in the front, or to their thickness vs stock. I'd get the washers installed and the rear washers sorted out. Keep everthing loose and center the engine/trans and tighten the 4 bolts up and see how things line up.
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