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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I am concerned about the cross member under the tranny though. It looks like you have the tranny sitting toward the driver from center. On my cd we drilled two new holes so it would stay centered. If this is correct it should be pretty easy to remove the member and drill the new holes and reinstall.
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I checked the crossmember this weekend. Loosened screws, let hang shook assembly a bit and then raised the crossmember with a jack. As it was the transmission and driveshaft were in line...BUT, it turned out that the crossmember was a bit clocked to the drivers side(Drivers side bolt was lined up but the passenger side was off by about 3/4"). I redrilled that hole and mounted the crossmember so there wasnt any torque on the rear rubber insulator. Maybe I am imagining it, but there seems to be less engine/transmission vibration now than with the old automatic. really smooth(er).
Funny thing, when the engine bay is clean it makes it easier to track down leaks. Go figure. Managed to track down a couple leaks from the power steering and under the engine.
Lastly.....
Got the shift boot on to complete the whole effect. Its just a generic leather shift boot trimmed to size and fitted to the underside with a couple brads, screws and a bit of epoxy. I think it turned out pretty well. Much better than that awful rubber thing thats supposedly the factory replacement.
The only thing really left is the front springs. The car sits about 1/2" higher in the front than it does in the rear. I was planning to trim a dead coil off the front springs but no one seems to have a coil spring compressor locally to rent. Ill take my time with that as its not mission critical right now.
Gavin