pcnerd
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- Jun 28, 2008
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Kingsvlle,
Texas
Hey guys,
I have a 95 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. I blew the motor and got a replacement from a 97 Eclipse GST. I swapped in the motor and today was hoping to finish up but ran into a snag.
The driver-side intermediate shaft's bracket doesn't line up with the bolts on the engine block. You can feel the shaft go all the way in the transmission. I've done some searching and found that the intermediate shaft brackets for the 95-96 are different than the brackets for the 97-99.
My question is what can I do other than purchasing an intermediate shaft bracket for a 97-99??
I think I read that the A/C bracket has something to do with it and I have both A/C brackets from both motors. The 97 A/C bracket is on there right now as I opted to keep A/C and the bracket was already attached to the engine when I picked it up.
I'm not looking at my car right now but if I were to swap out the A/C brackets would that line up the intermediate shaft bracket holes? I don't see how it would because my problem is the fact that the hole on the actual engine block isn't lining up with the front hole on the intermediate shaft bracket.
Can anyone provide any insight? I found this link
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/298124-halfshaft-bracket.html
which provided great information but doesn't show the difference between the a/c brackets.. It only shows the differences between the intermediate shaft brackets. It seems as if tho I were to put on the a/c bracket from my 95, the back hole would line up but the front hole located on the engine block would still not line up with the intermediate shaft bracket's front hole.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I have a 95 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. I blew the motor and got a replacement from a 97 Eclipse GST. I swapped in the motor and today was hoping to finish up but ran into a snag.
The driver-side intermediate shaft's bracket doesn't line up with the bolts on the engine block. You can feel the shaft go all the way in the transmission. I've done some searching and found that the intermediate shaft brackets for the 95-96 are different than the brackets for the 97-99.
My question is what can I do other than purchasing an intermediate shaft bracket for a 97-99??
I think I read that the A/C bracket has something to do with it and I have both A/C brackets from both motors. The 97 A/C bracket is on there right now as I opted to keep A/C and the bracket was already attached to the engine when I picked it up.
I'm not looking at my car right now but if I were to swap out the A/C brackets would that line up the intermediate shaft bracket holes? I don't see how it would because my problem is the fact that the hole on the actual engine block isn't lining up with the front hole on the intermediate shaft bracket.
Can anyone provide any insight? I found this link
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/298124-halfshaft-bracket.html
which provided great information but doesn't show the difference between the a/c brackets.. It only shows the differences between the intermediate shaft brackets. It seems as if tho I were to put on the a/c bracket from my 95, the back hole would line up but the front hole located on the engine block would still not line up with the intermediate shaft bracket's front hole.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
