I am having issues getting the flex plate aligned with the torque converter when going to bolt my engine to the tranny. I have a windsor engine I am trying to mate with the AOD transmission and a EDGE racing converter. What we tried today was putting the studs for the torque converter poking out towards the front of the engine and then trying to slowly bolt the engine up and get everything lined up. Seems the torque converter studs don't seem to line up very easily with the holes in the flexplate. What is the secret to doing this?
Plan B is to take the studs off the torque converter completely, then bolt the engine and tranny up, then screw the studs (bolts) into the torque converter pointing to the end of the car and add a washer. The bolts for the torque converter are allen head bolts and presumably can be threaded either direction into the torque converter.
Is there any issue with doing this? If so what is the best way?
Plan B is to take the studs off the torque converter completely, then bolt the engine and tranny up, then screw the studs (bolts) into the torque converter pointing to the end of the car and add a washer. The bolts for the torque converter are allen head bolts and presumably can be threaded either direction into the torque converter.
Is there any issue with doing this? If so what is the best way?