About 2 months ago, my silvertop spun a crank bearing. Since I was planning to rebuild it for turbo anyway (just not now - I don't have the money at the moment) I just got another ST to put in.
Anyway, I've got it pretty much ready to try starting up, but I've been fighting with the driver's side motor mount since I first put the new one in. I just CAN'T get it lined up to put the bolt through. The motor (tranny) is about an inch low. I've tried pry bars, a hydraulic ram (the little autobody one is the only one that would fit), a jack under the tranny - everything. every time it even gets close, it's like it's catching on something, but I can't find what. The other three mounts are so loose the heads of the bolts don't even touch the mounts, the rubber on the mount I'm trying to attach is loose and not catching on anything.
Is there some sort of trick to it that I'm missing?
Oh yeah, I'm using the tranny from the old engine, so I know it must fit...
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