<VV> transmission mount question

[Mark Durham]

If the engine is not sitting close to its designed place the seals
will do exactly as you say, they won't stay in place because the
engine sags in the mounts. I just recently replaced all three of mine
in my 62, and at first the stick shift tube was up against the tin
cutout hole at the rear of the tunnel, but let it sit a few days and
it loosened up.

That may be a way to determine condition, where does your shift tube
ride in the slot at the aft end of the tunnel? Close to the bottom?
Mine, with new mounts, is at the top.  Mark Durham

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Ramon Rodriguez III
<corvairgrymm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>     I have a couple of questions about my trans mounts.  First is how can I
> tell if they *really* badly need replacement (while in the car)?  The second
> is what happens if I don't replace them and they fail?  I had decided to
> just go ahead and replace them but I have a few solid reasons to
> procrastinate right now if it isn't critical.  I'm in a hurry to get this
> car back on it's wheels and when I started working at getting the old mounts
> out I discovered that I can't get the pin out of the shifter linkage, it
> won't budge.  I spent a couple hours at it.  It looks like maybe it is bent
> and I suspect the only way I'm going to get it out is with heat and I have
> no torch.
>
>     Really the only reason I have to suspect them is that my engine
> perimiter seal keeps pulling off, particularly on the drivers side.  While
> on this topic how can I check the condition of the 65' style mount?  I know
> to look for the center of the 66-69 style being lower than the edges, but
> don't know how to tell if the 65' one is good.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
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