[Fot] TR-4 rear tranny mount "tricks"

[malaboge at aol.com]

Can you say rubber baby buggy bumpers...me neither

My trick is to drill two holes down thru the trans crossmember in line with
the two trans to mount holes.  Make the new holes a bit bigger than the
mounting holes.  Use treaded rod long enuf to go thru the trans, thru the
mount and down thru the two new holes.  Use two nuts on each rod to secure the
trans to the mount.  Use a nylock (with a big washer) so that it is just
"snug" against the bottom of the crossmember.  Since the holes in the
crossmember are larger than the treaded rod, it will allow some "normal"
movement to occur on the trans mount...but will arrest any excessive
movement...including that dreaded abrupt stop when your car comes to an
unexpected stop!

tongue-tied in Nor Cal
                      Nick


-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com>
To: fot at autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 6:52 am
Subject: [Fot] TR-4 rear tranny mount "tricks"


What kind of tricks do folks have to keep the rear tranny mount from breaking?
I've now killed a couple of them. Jack used to extend the big tranny bolts
through the plate that the mount bolts to. I seem to remember angle iron on
the sides to help keep the side forces off of the mount too. What works and
what doesn't?

Thanks in advance...

Tony Drews
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