<VV> transmission mount question

[kaczmarek at charter.net]

On my 65 140 PG, I knew one of the trans mounts had failed when every 
time I turned left, the muffler (I had a single muffler system at the 
time) would hit the shrouding.  Replacing the mounts fixed the problem.

BTW, if you check, Steele Rubber Products, which is not only my employer 
but the only company that rebuilds Corvair Engine and Transmission 
Mounts, has a list price on rebuilds of customer originals that is less 
than some Corvair Vendors are currently charging.   We do only rebuild 
customer originals, (none "on the shelf" for exchange) but there is no 
limit on the number of originals you care to send.

Best Regards
HANK




On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Mark Durham wrote:

> 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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