Hi all. Yup. Between me leaving not enough clearance to account for time and age (parts, not me), and the parts aging or other (see below) the driver side arm of the transmission bracket was resting up against the isolator mount bracket. Thinking now, since I added new metal brackets to the passenger side of the exhaust system, maybe that was enough weight to "tip" the engine further rearward? Probably not. Or, since the engine carrier was removed for some time, maybe the engine sat (supported) a little lower than normal and somehow affected the transmission mount rubber? Anyhow.... Cut some metal off, and beefed up the holes by welding a washer to each. Problem gone. Thanks for the help, Neil.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:06 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> When driving in 1st or 2nd gear, especially up hill (more load), it > sounds like the engine/transmission is contacting the body/frame. > Noise doesn't happen otherwise. > I now suspect that the modified transmission brackets are contacting > each other when engine is under load. Regardless....
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