Slow87

Due to my transmission mount being destroyed, I thought I would upgrade instead of going OEM. I ordered this transmission mount http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PTP-7-1604/. For some reason I can not get the bolt hole to line up properly, even with the mount being adjustable. Did I get a bad mount, or do they not line up right? Here is a pic of how it looked after it was mounted, and a pic of how trashed my last mount was.

Slow87

Sorry Just noticed I put this in the vendor instead of aftermarket part forum!

1ADan

iTrader: (4)

sometimes things get a little tweaked, but you should be able to get a prybar and shift the trans over a little to line up

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

If after installation, you have a vibration that wasn't present before the swap, the mount is probably the culprit--not your tweaking. One issue that I've encountered is that after market mounts have a larger diameter mounting bolt than OE (I was forced to drill out my UMI cross member to accommodate the the ES/Prothane mount).

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tran...ison-pics.html

BTW, the cross member itself can be adjusted a bit. If you proceed on that route, however, be very careful as those bolts can snap off.

JamesC

ZF6camaroZZ4

Thats what I was thinking.. With the back mount being broken, the motor and trans just moved over a little.. Hows the front motor mounts look now?

Best fix for breaking that trans mount all the time, is find one of those two piece factory crossmembers. Has them two big rubber bushings holding it together. Then you can use a soild mount.... Altou I trimmed the soild mount a little so the trans was at the same level/angle. Never have a problem again.

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

To each his own, but most members seem to swap those out of a one-piece. (Personally, I wouldn't recommend the two-piece for performance applications )

Just an FYI for those who may have never heard of the secondary cross member and/or its applications:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...ss-member.html

JamesC

grngryoutmyway

iTrader: (1)

If you are still having trouble try jacking the transmission up a tad and get the bolt lined up and start threading while you push the trans over. I had the same issue and prying alone wouldn't get it over enough. Sar far mine has lasted two years though (energy susp).

Blade09

When I did mine, maybe a little ghetto, but it didn't match up so I managed to wedge a big prybar between the transmission and the tunnel and just kinda forced it over. My $8 oem mount has stayed strong for almost two years now.

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iTrader: (14)

just push the trans over, might be able to do it by hand, or a large prybar or even a piece of 2x4 will do the trick

Slow87

I was against drilling my crossmembers hole bigger, because I was worried if I ever went back to an OEM mount that it would have a little play. So today I went and got an OEM mount, and what do you know the mount still didn't line up! I Had to push with all my might to scoot it over that quarter inch and finally got it. Happy with it finally being over I drove it to the body shop for paint. On the way there my oem mount broke . Thanks for the advice on checking the front motor mounts, didn't think of that. Wont get that car back for a few days though.

So, I guess I still have to give summit a thumbs up for sending me a working mount in less than 20 hours of the purchase.

Any input on drilling in the two extra holes in the cross member so I can use the two outer bolts of the summit mount?

dacuma

Welcome to the World of Aftermarket OEM Fit! lol Your going to find everything that says "OEM Fit, Doesn't. Yeah just tweak till you can get the bolts to line up. I had to do that with my 4th gen last week, total pain, But Def. worth it.