Major transmission fail

[mitmaks]

it is expected if you beat on your car

[cWs306]

Yah i drive her pretty hard sometimes. but thats what i built it for. lol should i just weld another studd in there and go about it the same way. or should i weld it right to the frame?

[MrMazda92]

Yah i drive her pretty hard sometimes. but thats what i built it for. lol should i just weld another studd in there and go about it the same way. or should i weld it right to the frame?

I haven't been in this situation myself, but if you weld it to the frame, I highly recommend you weld short beads with gaps in between, to avoid stressing/weakening the surrounding metal.

[Ryan]

And so you can grind them off later if you ever have to do any work under there...

[Mooneggs]

It sounds like welding another stud would be the better option. There are a few scenarios where being able to remove your crossmember is pretty important

[cWs306]

hmmmm thats true mooneggs. but what would exactly be there for me to have to take the crossmember off.. i can do a swap without touching it. hmmm.


Edit: hmmm the steering rack??? what else? im tryin to think now haha.

[wytbishop]

Welding the trans mount member to the subframe will force you to remove the engine and transmission from the top to repair a clutch problem, which after a swap is quite likely to be necessary.

[MrMazda92]

That's supposed to be simpler isn't it?

[wytbishop]

No way. I can do a clutch in 3 hours without touching the engine.

[Ryan]

I have trouble lining up the transmission and clutch when its sitting out on the ground, nevermind in the bay...

[wytbishop]

I'm a tranmission lining up machine!!!

[cWs306]

hahaha yah i NEED to pull the motor if i wanna do the clutch. im always to scared ima mess up the splines or something. and plus i find it a hell of a lot easier cause i can pull the motor in like an hour.

[MrMazda92]

No way. I can do a clutch in 3 hours without touching the engine.

Lucky Or practiced, rather.