by lectricman Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:21 pmdoes anyone out there produce the rubber mount for the early hanging type transmissions for these Econo's???? Mine is worn clear out and I can't find one..... HELP!!!!
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'62 tranny mount...
lectricman- Number of posts : 339
Location : Huntington, West Virginia
Registration date : 2010-04-07
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Yea I am having the same issue I am thinking about taking a hole saw the same size as the hole and cutting 4 prices out of the side wall of an old tire. Then feeding 2 on each side in the mount and slapping some big washers on each side to sandwich them in.
organ grinder- Number of posts : 149
Location : Wisconsin
Registration date : 2008-10-11
I got mine from Northwest Falcon $46.00 W/Shipping
SDEconoTruck- Number of posts : 310
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2010-05-26
Not sure if this will help or confuse but here goes...
My trans mount was almost non-existent. I used a graphite-
impregnated soft urethane bushing from Energy Suspensions.
Now here is the important thing that I did differently,
I left the metal sleeve to the old original bushing in the aluminum housing.
This made my selection of bushing sizes a bit easier. It IS possible to size
a bushing pretty close without doing it, but I got this to work with minimal
effort and performance is excellent, a big difference.
The outer bore surface of the bushing must be filed down a bit. I chucked
mine into the drill press and took a file to the bushing and knocked down
about 1/16th inch. I kept testing the fit and got it nice and snug.
In this pic you can see the bushing is turned down to fit into the trans mount
hole.
Really nice fit. The inner metal bushing comes with it. The inner hole had
to be 9/16 inch which fit the bolt perfectly.
I also added a large stainless Fender Washer on each side of the bushing
to take up the slack. I got these from a Boat Store that sells a lot of stainless
hardware.
Sources:
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/Energy-Suspension-Universal-Link-Flange-Type-Bushings.asp
I used part no. 9.9484
The cost was about 15 bucks and you get TWO, so you can mess one up,
ha ha, or share one with a buddy. Shipping was like 5 bucks.
NOW,
if you do NOT have the metal sleeve from the original rubber mount, then
you might not have to mill the bushing down. Notice the bushings on the
chart are slightly oversized for interference fit. If someone could measure
the size of the hole without the metal sleeve in there, it would help other
members a lot. In fact, if someone could measure both the hole diameter
with and without that metal sleeve, it would help this thread a lot.
The inner bore is to fit a 9/16 inch bolt which it does perfectly. I did not
have to alter the length of the metal inner bushing.
Hope this helps,
George
My trans mount was almost non-existent. I used a graphite-
impregnated soft urethane bushing from Energy Suspensions.
Now here is the important thing that I did differently,
I left the metal sleeve to the old original bushing in the aluminum housing.
This made my selection of bushing sizes a bit easier. It IS possible to size
a bushing pretty close without doing it, but I got this to work with minimal
effort and performance is excellent, a big difference.
The outer bore surface of the bushing must be filed down a bit. I chucked
mine into the drill press and took a file to the bushing and knocked down
about 1/16th inch. I kept testing the fit and got it nice and snug.
In this pic you can see the bushing is turned down to fit into the trans mount
hole.
Really nice fit. The inner metal bushing comes with it. The inner hole had
to be 9/16 inch which fit the bolt perfectly.
I also added a large stainless Fender Washer on each side of the bushing
to take up the slack. I got these from a Boat Store that sells a lot of stainless
hardware.
Sources:
http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/Energy-Suspension-Universal-Link-Flange-Type-Bushings.asp
I used part no. 9.9484
The cost was about 15 bucks and you get TWO, so you can mess one up,
ha ha, or share one with a buddy. Shipping was like 5 bucks.
NOW,
if you do NOT have the metal sleeve from the original rubber mount, then
you might not have to mill the bushing down. Notice the bushings on the
chart are slightly oversized for interference fit. If someone could measure
the size of the hole without the metal sleeve in there, it would help other
members a lot. In fact, if someone could measure both the hole diameter
with and without that metal sleeve, it would help this thread a lot.
The inner bore is to fit a 9/16 inch bolt which it does perfectly. I did not
have to alter the length of the metal inner bushing.
Hope this helps,
George
lectricman- Number of posts : 339
Location : Huntington, West Virginia
Registration date : 2010-04-07
Thanks guys for the posts and solutions.....my son found a drive shaft in the local yard for 30 bucks so that will be the way I am going for now... use the '63 tranny and the drive shaft he found me since I know it and it has a new mount.... I will probably go with your cheaper fix George and re-do the '62 tranny for future use... just remember to keep the drive shaft that goes with it... lol
