3 on the tree to sm465 conversion questions

Jamesz said:

I am using new hardware. The old stuff that came off the crossmember was nasty and missing a bunch of pieces. I got all new bolts, nuts, and washers for the crossmember. I didn't get any bolts with the transmission so I got some grade 8 bolts like Bucket said earlier and they seemed to fit.

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AuroraGirl said:

SPacers for the bolts, @bucket can tell you about them. are you using new hardware?

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bucket said:

The 2wd crossmembers don't use that setup. There was a couple different designs, but they all used either extra bracing to the top of the rails and/or a side that wrapped up the side of the frame rail.

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AuroraGirl said:

So.. he should use the 4wd type setup because his crossmember lacks the extra part?

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bucket said:

No ma'am. From what I recall seeing in the picture, his crossmember is installed correctly, along with the brace on the one side. Besides that, the 4x4 crossmembers are not positioned correctly for a 2wd trans mount.

I'll try to get some pictures rounded up so you can better see how the 2wd stuff is set up.

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Jamesz said:

I took some pictures of it today so I could make sure we were thinking about the same thing. So is this what yall are kind of talking about as far as mounting positions? I put it back it the same as it came out so I didn't think anything should have been different.

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Jamesz said:

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update. I filled the transmission last night to come into about 2 quarts on the floor this afternoon. And it's coming from the front of the trans. Probably going to blow this thing up if one more thing goes wrong lol.

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bucket said:

Hmm. You seem to have a leak there.


Lol, sorry I couldn't resist. That's a decent leak too. Bananas and saw dust can't even fix that.

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