Doubler/Trans mount

[RSWORDS]

I broke the tail housing of my TH350 because my front shaft was to long, hit the pumpkin into a rock head on and shoved the case back.

Other then learning to use a tabe measure and not building shit at 10PM the night beore a trip, Would constructiong my T'Case mount different have helped any? I was pretty happy with it until then.

The engine has the same mounts at roughly the same distance apart.

 

[total newb]

No mount design is going to stop you from mechanicaly leveraging the to tcase and breaking the trans off.

I used the oe gm mounts on the ord plate and had no issues on my first truck.

Spread wide is at the ass end is a reciepe for exactly this type of failure on a flexible frame.

you built the central cradel to use both feet but then only used one bar to attach it to the frame. When you stuffed the shaft your crossmember deflected and the cast alum case of the trans was weakest point.

No mount system would have saved anything from breaking against that.

I would finish the mount as is, and get the right drive shaft.

 

[Thatg9659]

When I did the same thing you did with too long a front drive shaft, I lucked out and I only busted the front cover of the T case not the trans tail housing.

Always been told 2 engine mounts 1 trans mount in a triangle orientation.

 

[RSWORDS]

No mount design is going to stop you from mechanicaly leveraging the to tcase and breaking the trans off.

I used the oe gm mounts on the ord plate and had no issues on my first truck.

Spread wide is at the ass end is a reciepe for exactly this type of failure on a flexible frame.

you built the central cradel to use both feet but then only used one bar to attach it to the frame. When you stuffed the shaft your crossmember deflected and the cast alum case of the trans was weakest point.

No mount system would have saved anything from breaking against that.

I would finish the mount as is, and get the right drive shaft.

That's what inwas thinking but wanted a 2nd and 3rd opinion.

I know ot was the fu k up on the front shaft that did it in

 

[SMI17]

3 points unless chassis is ridged enough to solid mount the drivetrain without twisting things off.

 

[chaplinfj60]

triangle for sure.

 

[RSWORDS]

3 points unless chassis is ridged enough to solid mount the drivetrain without twisting things off.

I think it is. Full cage and back half all tied to the frame