I will almost guarantee that when you pull the tranny you will find that the
dowel pins were not replaced when the tranny was replaced. I got the squeal
and that's what I found. There is no way you can line up the tranny
properly without those dowel pins, elongated holes or not. I took my mic and
went
to the hardware store and went through the bin of round rod until I found one
that was .375" and round. You only need less than 3" or so of it. I cut two
dowel pins and chamfered the edges and then tested the fit in the holes and
got a good snug but not tight fit. In went the tranny. Use new lock washers
and a torque wrench. It solved the problem nicely for me. Do not just go
buy 3/8 rod. I had to look at a lot to get one that was 3/8 and round for 3 -
4".
The bell housing on a TR6 is integral with the tranny case. There may be
someone who knows better than I, but I think if you replace the pilot and use
dowel pins you will be OK with what you have.
David Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO
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