Skeeter's Shakedown & Tranny Mounting Tech/Carnage

74_Chevota · Jul 7, 2008

Re: Clayton, OK 7/2008

GStone said:
I can only offer how mine is done. It solid mounts off the adapter to the cross member which is bolted to the main frame rails using poly bushings. The motor is mounted to the chassis by poly bushings also, there is enough clearence around the headers and the frame rails to slip maybe two playing cards and my exhaust has never hit the frame from motor torque. My point is, nothing is mounted on any kind of rubber or anything that has "give" in it. From seeing other rigs that have had a "tranny case breaking problem", I usually observed that either the tranny, motor or t-case had rubber mounts mixed with solid or all rubber mounts. I haven't seen one that had everything more or less soilid mounted break tranny cases. Now, I'm only speaking from person experience, I don't doubt there are exceptions.

After saying all this it's likely to break the next time out.

The thing that throws me is how mine broke (the exact same way) and everything was mounted the same as yours. Added weight of the stak? Either way, it brings the suck when it happens.

DavidsCJ7 · Jul 9, 2008

I just wanted to mention that after these discussions I called Roark to purchase a rear Atlas support. These units are $125 plus shipping. However, he recently tried to change suppliers and instead of laser cutting them, as usual, 30 of them were plasma cut. He is selling these for $ 75 shipped. They work fine but are lacking some of the cosmetic quality of the laser cut pieces. He also told me that if I was unhappy with the product when I received it he would replace it with the laser cut support.

P · Jul 9, 2008

75 shipped is a great price on those.. hell you cant really see the things anyway !!!

under_psi · Jul 9, 2008

thanks david...i am gonig to get one ordered....

i am also getting a new case, at this time...i plan on saving the old case, having shack's welding plug and redrill the holes and keep it as a spare.......

biggy · Jul 10, 2008

Same thing has happened to me before, two tranny's in two trips... D300 hanging off the back of the th350. Sounds like its going back together for ya.

P · Jul 10, 2008

biggy said:
Same thing has happened to me before, two tranny's in two trips... D300 hanging off the back of the th350. Sounds like its going back together for ya.

What did you do to remedy it ?

I built a single bushing mount off the back of my D300 right outta the gate, at first I suspected it in my Bellhousing failure but after seeing the engine mount plate fail ( currently replacing with thicker plate ) I think that was more of an issue than my quicky D300 support.

biggy · Jul 10, 2008

P said:
What did you do to remedy it ?

built a buggy molaugh

and switched to a th400 & a roark support ring.

Frank TJ · Jul 13, 2008

DavidsCJ7 said:
I just wanted to mention that after these discussions I called Roark to purchase a rear Atlas support. These units are $125 plus shipping. However, he recently tried to change suppliers and instead of laser cutting them, as usual, 30 of them were plasma cut. He is selling these for $ 75 shipped. They work fine but are lacking some of the cosmetic quality of the laser cut pieces. He also told me that if I was unhappy with the product when I received it he would replace it with the laser cut support.

I just installed mine today. I didn't get the poly bushings or tabs so mine was only $30. Here is a pic of how I installed it.:

under_psi · Jul 14, 2008

looks good frank...my spuurot will be on order tomorrow...

however, i have not decided whether or not i will use the poly mounts, so i am just going to order a whole kit.....