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Old 07-31-2008, 07:55 PM   #195 (permalink)
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I took off the motor and adapter plate to put some stuff on the bolts so it'll be tight on there. I forgot what the liquid stuff is called. Anyway, I ran the motor quite a bit before taking it off the transmission and I wanted to check the transmission seal thing for leaks. So far so good. The thing I thought was a leak wasn't. It was much easier getting the motor back on the car with the floor jack. Also, I tightened each 5/16" bolt to 25 ft-pounds, since the specs say I can do 28. Also, I tightened the 5/8" bolts to 55 ft-pounds, since the specs say I can do like 85, and I didn't want to squish the transmission. It is WAY tighter now. I could jump up and down on that motor and I don't think it would do a thing. Before, I thought it was tight, but each bolt was only like 5 ft-pounds! I was using a little wrench before, so I thought it was pretty solid. haha. Now, every spacer is FLAT against each face.
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