bolting tranny to engine

[havlc2u]

So I am about to hook my tranny to my block how the heck you line it up so the shaft will go into the grooves? I looked in the search didn't really find anything.

 

[pauleyman]

You don't have to. The input shaft spins freely. You do have to have the clutch centered which would be done during a clutch install. If you haven't touched it then it should still be centered.

 

[97gsxerrr]

I've always stuck a wrench on the crankshaft and turned it until the shaft slid in.

 

[bryanwheat]

I have some longer bolts that i get it started with. Once the bolts are thru the bellhousing and threaded into the block you can slide the transmission onto the engine while turning the crank back and forth. It will slide right on. Make sure to grease up the splines on the transmission and it will go it a lot easier. Once you get the transmission pushed up to the transmission than pull the long bolts out one by one and install the right bolts into the holes.

 

[brownfinger]

Well, is it in yet, or what? You just got to wiggle it a little, lightly grease the splines, etc...

 

[eagle93tsi]

I have not tried this on my Talon, but have used this successfully on a couple of other transmission installs.

This is a variant on the longer bolt suggestion by bryanwheat.

I have cut the heads off the long bolts that have a short section of thread and cut a slot so I could turn them with a screw driver. Making install/alignment pins. These alignment pins are installed before the transmission to make aligning the transmission to the clutch much easier, no fuss trying to get bolts started while trying to position the transmission. The pins line everything up and you just need to get the transmission in place on the pins. Once the transmission is snugged up with one or more of the other bolts These can be removed with a screwdriver and the normal bolts installed.