I recently removed the tranny from my 1975 TR6, had a J-type overdrive
installed on it by an expert and now have the job of trying to put it
back in.
The J-type has different mounting bolts, so removed the old mounting
bracket from the transmission mount and mounted the bracket onto the
J-type. This was done on the J-type before trying to install in car ..
it was tight fit but all went well.
The frame mounting bracket has two sets of bolt holes on each side, and
the body has three sets of holes on each side. The bracket was in the
forward two set of holes for the non-OD tranny, but after measuring, I
moved that bracket back to the two back set of holes. Things looked very
tight, so I mounted that bracket to the frame, with the rubber shocks in
the bracket loosely, dreaming that I would drop the tranny in, wiggle
the rubber shocks and the job would be done.
When I removed the tranny, I just disconnected the driveshaft and let it
rest in the tunnel.
Now as I tried to put the J-type back in the car, I can't seem to get
around the driveshaft flange.
Questions:
Should the frame mounting bracket be moved to the back set of holes?
Can I get the tranny in with the rubber shocks loosely mounted?
Do I need to remove the exhaust system and the drive shaft before
attempting to get the J-type in?
Anybody in Vancouver (Canada) available to help?
Allan Reich
Vancouver, Canada
1975 TR6 - CF30255U
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