Swappin engines after the big meltdown. 1983 240D. Anyway, I cant for the life of me get the engine to mate up with the tranny. Has anyone had this problem? It gets real close and I can put the bolts in the bottom but then there is a gap in the top and vice versa.

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1979 300SD

Auto or manual.

Don't force it into place.

What about the 'spigot bearing' --Are you trying to put a 'Manual gearbox' engine onto an auto box, without having removed the bearing from the crank...??

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It's an automatic and the engine came out of an automatic as well. It seems like it is hanging up where the tranny shaft (whatever its called) slips into the crankshaft. I'll keep messing with it after work.

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sure you have the torque converter on all the way? The joints for attaching it to the flywheel should be nearly flush with the face of the tranny. The last click is the hardest one.

You should also be able to get the transmission such that the studs are at least partially lined up, put a bolt in tighten just a little and then try and get the transmission completely on the studs before continuing.

I find it's best to do this with two people since when the transmission is on the jack it it usually cocked a few degrees off where it should line up with the engine thereby requiring some muscle work.

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1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

I was able to rotate the engine by hand just enough to do the job. Just grab the puelly and make sure your going the right way

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Did you bolt the torque converter to the flexplate before trying to mate the engine with the tranny? That's a classic gotcha. You must have the torque converter in the tranny and bolt it to the flexplate after the engine and tranny are bolted together.

Lonesome,

I wired the torque converter to the transmission (3 small wires), then pulled the wires out just before tightening the bolts to close the gap. Mine went together easily.

P E H

DITTO..., You can also destroy your front seal, on your tranny, by doing that. You should always bolt the tranny housing, to the engine block first, and then do the torque converter bolts afterwards. I destroyed, more than one new front seal, trying to bolt the torque converter, to the flywheel first.

I wish I had seen an engine and tranny come apart before, because I can't picture that....
How can you tighten the torque converter bolts AFTER??
Anybody have a picture of this?

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Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

On the bottom of the bell housing on the engine, there is a removable access/dust cover. With the cover off, after bolting the tranny housing, to the engine block, you reach through the opening, slide the torque converter foreward, to the flywheel, line up the bolt holes, and get your first bolt started. Once the bolt is started, you rotate the crankshaft 'til the next bolt holes come around...Repeat this process x3. Get them all tightened and put the dust shield, and you're done with that step. Sorry, no pics on hand, but crawl under your car and get a retinal scan of the removable dust shield. Pop it off really quick and look at how the torque converter is bolted to the flywheel...

notice the window on the front of the transmission. You'll also see the bolt hole which is aligned with the torque converter.

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1982 300TD 210K miles ("The Replacement" aka "The Anvil") - SOLD
1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

You guys are right. I just needed to work the torque converter back into the tranny, hopefully I'll be up and running tomorrow!

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1979 300SD

Hah, Thank you JShadows..That's the pic I needed to help out answering Jimmy's question. Is your dust cover off, in that pic, or do you not have one at all?

Thank yall. A picture says it all.......

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John