difficulty installing a ford-o-matic on new motor

[Mart]

I used to watch the guys assembling up the transmissions at work. They would have the trans in a stand and position it with the bellhousing uppermost. They would carefully lower the converter in, using small T-bars screwed into the drive lugs on the back of the converter. They would then rotate the converter carefully waiting for the final solid clunk as it dropped into place with all the splines, and most importantly the oil pump drive tangs fully located home.

Bolting it up and trying to run it without everything fully home is a recipe for diasater.

Mart.

 

[donald1950]

i am using a cherry picker and have a 8" magnetic levels on the dowel shaft and on top of the transmission and can move the cherry picker so the trans is always level with the motor, but i think that a transmission jack could be well worth the investment. i am running errands today and will stop by Northern Tool and see what they have in stock. that would sure make it easier than moving the whole cherry picker slowly...

thanks guys, i really appreciate all the great input... never too old to listen to the experiences of others and learn from their (your) experiences and lessons....

Great group on here ! ! ! !

 

[Tony NY]

Can't the TC engagement be verified with a tape measure to the bell housing surface and then compare it to the flex plate to engine measurement? Or is it a different setup?

 

[CarlG]

...i think that a transmission jack could be well worth the investment...

This is what I bought (on Amazon, good price + free shipping)