I went through this last Monday with the 65 and original ribcase. I
tried the screwdriver thing, but to no avail. I finally found one of
those round knife sharpening "sticks". It had a tapered end, and fit
in the pan perfectly. I lined it up with that, and the bolt went right
in.
Brad
On 8/28/06, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Joe,
>
> Just went through this two weeks ago with my 68 Midget ribcase.
> Take a phillips head screwdriver just a tiny bit smaller than the
> bolt. Insert in one of the holes and line up the bracket. While the
> screw driver is in place, put the opposite bolt in. Pull screw driver
> and put other bolt in. Do the top bolts in the tranny tunnel last.
>
> I used a pen-lite flashlight to look up into the holes and see
> when they were close. It helps if you have a flat head.
>
> Cheers!
> Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
>
> On 8/28/06, Joe Lansing <kidjoevid@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Anybody know any magic tricks to getting the Rivergate
> > tranny mount in successfully? I've followed their
> > procedure but I'm having extreme difficulty lining up
> > the (2) bolts that go up through the pan into the
> > mount - the two that came out of the original mount.
> > It appears lineup has to be precise or you can't catch
> > a thread (or alternately STRIP A @#$%^ BOLT or two).
> > I've left everything loose so the tranny and mount can
> > be wiggled around, but to no avail. Any ideas?
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