Tkx installation problem

[fasterthangas]

I could not get mine on before I installed it on the engine

into the car.... Neighbor came over and both of us could not get it on.. Even used the cherry picker to hold it up ( old man idea) and could not get it.... Been a few minutes for me but I did alot of these back in the day....
I finally took off the bell housing and attached the trans to it and installed it as a bell/Trans unit .... It slid right in...... yeah, I don't get it either, but I took it as a win.......

Did you index the bell housing?

 

[limp]

Did you index the bell housing?

yes, It was almost dead nuts....

 

[Noobz347]

This might be a horrible idea but maybe relax the torque on the bell so that when you put the trans in, it can center on the transmission shaft.

 

[General karthief]

I wonder if the OP looked for any witness marks on the end of the input shaft or the dowel pins?

 

[Qtrhrse23]

Seems like all your ducks are in a row.

You did use the pilot spline tool to make sure everthing was lined up when clutch as installed? Dont think anyone else mentioned it.

 

[dropteeth]

So I finally got the transmission in ended up being an issue with bellhousing...had to sand the opening down a bit and it slid in... now are you guys finding the shofter sits lower in car?
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[AeroCoupe]

Congrats!!! I didn’t find the shifter sitting lower but it definitely sits 1” further to the passenger side but that is well documented.

 

[dropteeth]

Congrats!!! I didn’t find the shifter sitting lower but it definitely sits 1” further to the passenger side but that is well documented.

Thanks.. I can get it any higher as it hits the tunnel... incant find anyone else documenting this issue either..

 

[AeroCoupe]

Is the car an original manual trans car?

 

[dropteeth]

Is the car an original manual trans car?

Yes it is...

 

[AeroCoupe]

Well that rules out the car missing the manual trans tunnel hump. Was pretty sure I saw it in the pictures but wanted to ask. Which shifter are you using?

 

[dropteeth]

Well that rules out the car missing the manual trans tunnel hump. Was pretty sure I saw it in the pictures but wanted to ask. Which shifter are you using?

probably throw on a steeda tri ax

 

[AeroCoupe]

So you have the stock Tremec shifter on there right now? If that’s the case I cannot provide much more help as I removed the Tremec shifter and installed a MGW before the TKX was installed. Not sure if there is a height difference between the two on the base.

 

[dropteeth]

ahh yes im using the stock one for now... its almost 3 inches below the opening without the shifter on.... seems too low...but dont see any other way to solve it.... suprised not seeing any others complaning about this in any of my searches.

 

[fasterthangas]

Are you using drop mounts for the engine or crossmember?

 

[dropteeth]

Are you using drop mounts for the engine or crossmember?

no , im using energy suspension motor mounts and the stiffler cross memeber with stiffler spacers for the tkx/tko transmission

 

[fasterthangas]

Post pics of the Stifflers crossmember as it is currently bolted in. Also post a pic of the actual tranny mount and the floor above the tranny from underneath.

 

[dropteeth]

Post pics of the Stifflers crossmember as it is currently bolted in. Also post a pic of the actual tranny mount and the floor above the tranny from underneath.

 

[fasterthangas]

If the tranny is nearly hitting the floor, it's good to go. There's nothing else you can do. My car is a '94 so I can't compare shifter position. The only thing that can raise the shifter position is the crossmember and mount. Yours looks correct.

 

[dropteeth]

If the tranny is nearly hitting the floor, it's good to go. There's nothing else you can do. My car is a '94 so I can't compare shifter position. The only thing that can raise the shifter position is the crossmember and mount. Yours looks correct.

Thanks for this... so odd though why everyone seem to have theirs flush pretty much in every video and photo I've seen on the installation.