MWC Trans Mount Issue........
MWC Trans Mount Issue........ Last weekend I went down and picked up my MWC Fab 9 and today I started the install. And I ran into issues right away. I removed the stock trans x-member and tried to bolt in the MWC trans mount and it won't fit. The mount either needs to come back another 1/2" or the motor has to move forward 1/2" I tried grinding down a casting nub on the tranny itself, but that wasn't enough. Now I have one more option and that is to elongate the holes on the passenger side to try to gain another 1/4" or so. The driver side is already pushed back as far as it can go.
Is this a common issue or is it just my car?? The stock trans mount fit just fine, but the UMI TA relocation kit gave me a little trouble, but that also fit, but the MWC trans mount will not fit without more modifications.
Is this a common issue or is it just my car?? The stock trans mount fit just fine, but the UMI TA relocation kit gave me a little trouble, but that also fit, but the MWC trans mount will not fit without more modifications.
Another option is that I can cut some of the backside of the MWC x-member and weld in a filler piece, but honestly I don't even want to elongate the holes, everything is powdercoated, looks good, and for the amount of money I paid it should just bolt in.
I'm not talking **** about anyone's products, maybe I just got a bad part, but it seems that everything I do to my car lately has to go wrong in some way.
I'm not talking **** about anyone's products, maybe I just got a bad part, but it seems that everything I do to my car lately has to go wrong in some way.
Well I got it to fit. I had to drill some holes and take the die grinder to them to oval it out on the passengers side of the trans x-member and use the stock mount rather than the pol one I had. I chopped up the poly mount, but it kept hitting on the TA bracket so I just grabbed the stocker and used that for now. Maybe when I feel like welding and grinding more I'll make the poly mount work, but I think he rubber mount will be ok.
I had to make the holes on the passenger side go towards the front of the car rather than side to side. I probably went 1/2" towards the front of the car and I now have about 1/16" between the MWC x-member and the tranny. Close but good enough for me.
I had to make the holes on the passenger side go towards the front of the car rather than side to side. I probably went 1/2" towards the front of the car and I now have about 1/16" between the MWC x-member and the tranny. Close but good enough for me.
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First problem is the poly trans mount... Throw that thing in the garbage and put a new GM one on it, and you will also get way less vibes in the car at the same time. We never have install/fitment issues with our trans mount crossmembers. The front of the tube will be pretty close to the back edge of the trans case but should not contact at all.
I used the GM replacement trans mount and I still had to modify the mounting holes to get it to fit. The factory trans x-member fit fine, but not the mwc. Maybe it's just my car, but there was no way it was going in if I didn't modify the bracket.
