Tranny Mount Issue
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Tranny Mount Issue
So today I was under my truck replacing a u-joint after hearing some clunks and squeaking on the road and I was looking through the drivetrain for things that would be making noises because it sounded like some were coming from the trans too. Earlier this week in another thread i read that some clunking noises can be from loose tranny mount nuts. After feeling how loose the nuts were i tighted them up and got a work light to see if i could find anything else and i noticed that the nuts for the tranny mount had damn near ripped through the crossmember. I guess what im asking is what you guys think i should do. Im going to need some kind of temporary fix while i look for a replacement crossmember.
The truck is a 1995 f150 4x4 4.9 m5od 5 speed. I will post a picture of the crossmember to the thread once i figure out how to.
The truck is a 1995 f150 4x4 4.9 m5od 5 speed. I will post a picture of the crossmember to the thread once i figure out how to.
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I also noticed when i have the ash tray open and i shift into overdrive the shift hits the ash tray. I think the whole drive train is tilted 10° to one side. All the engine and tranny mounts are fine none are broken other than those nuts on the crossmember. I just seems kinda like my passenger side engine mount isnt aligned correctly or something and i think thats why the tranny mount tore through the crossmember.
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Yep cab mounts are fine. But i was just out in the truck and when i really put torque into the drivetrain (like spinning the rear tires on ice then hitting pavement) the drivetrain will make a clunk and tilt so far to the right i cant get into 5th or reverse. I can correct it by dumping the clutch in a lower gear and that torques the whole drive train to a normal position (shifter no longer touches the ash tray in 5th). Also is there a way to post pictures in threads?
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Motor mounts are in your future! Change them soon before the fan eats the shroud and possibly the radiator.
Many people send pics to a photobucket account and post them that way. I haven't done any yet but I need to learn myself.
Many people send pics to a photobucket account and post them that way. I haven't done any yet but I need to learn myself.
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Thanks for the help. I guess ill go have the parts store order in a new mount.
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Yeah I know exactly what you're talking about with the motor mounts looking ok and yet the shifter is out of place. I converted my truck to a manual transfer case and had some clunking too. Noticed my 4x4 shifter looked out of place, passenger side exhaust manifold was touching the frame, yet my motor mounts looked fine. Well I went to change them and they about crumbled to dust in my hands! New mounts fixed everything, and a few months later my trans mount crapped out so I replaced that too. All good now.
For that crossmember, do you have a welder, or know someone with a welder? I would just build the steel back up around the holes, grind it level, then use a Dremel to size them up and make them perfectly round again. I had to do this with the pivot bushing holes on my front axle. Saves you buying a crossmember.
For that crossmember, do you have a welder, or know someone with a welder? I would just build the steel back up around the holes, grind it level, then use a Dremel to size them up and make them perfectly round again. I had to do this with the pivot bushing holes on my front axle. Saves you buying a crossmember.
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Yeah I know exactly what you're talking about with the motor mounts looking ok and yet the shifter is out of place. I converted my truck to a manual transfer case and had some clunking too. Noticed my 4x4 shifter looked out of place, passenger side exhaust manifold was touching the frame, yet my motor mounts looked fine. Well I went to change them and they about crumbled to dust in my hands! New mounts fixed everything, and a few months later my trans mount crapped out so I replaced that too. All good now.
For that crossmember, do you have a welder, or know someone with a welder? I would just build the steel back up around the holes, grind it level, then use a Dremel to size them up and make them perfectly round again. I had to do this with the pivot bushing holes on my front axle. Saves you buying a crossmember.
For that crossmember, do you have a welder, or know someone with a welder? I would just build the steel back up around the holes, grind it level, then use a Dremel to size them up and make them perfectly round again. I had to do this with the pivot bushing holes on my front axle. Saves you buying a crossmember.
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Yeah I know exactly what you're talking about with the motor mounts looking ok and yet the shifter is out of place. I converted my truck to a manual transfer case and had some clunking too. Noticed my 4x4 shifter looked out of place, passenger side exhaust manifold was touching the frame, yet my motor mounts looked fine. Well I went to change them and they about crumbled to dust in my hands! New mounts fixed everything, and a few months later my trans mount crapped out so I replaced that too. All good now.
For that crossmember, do you have a welder, or know someone with a welder? I would just build the steel back up around the holes, grind it level, then use a Dremel to size them up and make them perfectly round again. I had to do this with the pivot bushing holes on my front axle. Saves you buying a crossmember.
For that crossmember, do you have a welder, or know someone with a welder? I would just build the steel back up around the holes, grind it level, then use a Dremel to size them up and make them perfectly round again. I had to do this with the pivot bushing holes on my front axle. Saves you buying a crossmember.
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Great idea reinforcing that part with 1/4" steel.
Not exactly what I'd call sheet metal, but I guess that's relative. Somebody that worked with inch thick steel every day might call it sheet metal haha
Not exactly what I'd call sheet metal, but I guess that's relative. Somebody that worked with inch thick steel every day might call it sheet metal haha
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Thanks man, now all i have to do is just get some mounts and some metal and itll be a job well done.
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