reinstall chevy 350

Aug 13, 2006 5 Replies
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I recently replaced the engine in a 95 tahoe with a similar motor, however i cant get the transmission and the engine to line up, its automatic and its so close but there is still a gap (probably 1/4 inch)



The bolts that go from tranny to engine can engage about a 1/4 turn, but i dont want to strip anything, ive tried rasing and lowering the engine and tranny seperatley, but i cant get any more turns.



Is this something that i can solve? can i just tighten the bolts and hope for the best? any help would be greatly appreciated



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STOP!!! Pull engine or tranny out and make sure torque converter is properly seated fully into tranny because if it is not it can blot full engagement. If this is the cause and you force it, you will have bigger problems ( a broken front pump in tranny)

----------------- TheSnoMan.com

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Snoman is exactly right! I've been there - forced it and broke the front pump. You need to turn the torque convertor until the two tabs line up. Then it will slip down to drive the front pump.

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how did you get the tranny off the truck .if you could tell me step by step It would help me out.

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how did you get the tranny off the truck .if you could tell me step by step It would help me out.

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We used to get about 1 a year in the garage were someone pulled an engine with the converter still attached to the engine and then dropped it back in the same way they took it out. Broken pump gears was the norm, but some tightened up on the trans and ran it long enough to destroy the front pump....

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