[DeTomaso] Pan replacement

John Taphorn jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com
Tue Feb 19 20:26:55 EST 2013


Dave

Why not weld in a new trunion mounting plate with a proper hole?

JT
On 2/19/2013 2:24 PM, dave londry wrote:
> I'm pretty sensitive because an earlier engine put or pull must have
> whacked the trunnion.
> The mounting plate had more winkles in it than a SharPei
>    and the hole on the trunnion was about double size.
> The morons must have just reamed it so they could get the shaft in
> diagonally.
> After I pounded it all out it still took a lot of trials to get it lined
> up to the shaft and stay lined up when tightened.
> dave
>
> On 19/02/2013 10:37 AM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
>> I'd say almost... The hole in the frame is much bigger than the
>> threaded end of the trunnion.
>> i.e., there's some play there that can affect the adjustment slightly.
>>
>> At least, that's the case on my car... YMMV.
>>
>> Kirby
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com
>> <mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>      P.S.   Chuck is right--if it's hanging up on the shift linkage,
>>      you can
>>      unbolt the trunnion and move it out of the way, and if you put it
>>      back in the
>>      same place, your shifting will be unchanged.
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