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Brian Sisson
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Username: Wbsisson
Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 04:14 pm: | 
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I got a '78 Hustler in pieces and put it back together. It seems to run fine except that within 5 minutes of starting the drive the bolts that hold the transmission let go and the tranny pops out of the channel mount.
No matter how tight I get the bolts, this happens. Any idea why, or what to do to stop it? |
L.A. Philip Osborn
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Username: Roadwolf
Post Number: 221
Registered: 02-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 05:43 pm: |
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You will have to rebuild the mount to hold the trans, it can not move around, it takes 4 studs at bottom and a couple of 45 degree supports from the top bolt holes on top of trans. How this helps
Phillip Osborn LA |
robert longfellow
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Username: Maxinout
Post Number: 45
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 05:06 pm: |
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You could weld a washer on the frame, slot it and therefore have a new grove fro the trans
Robert |
gregg g
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Username: Brushcutter
Post Number: 52
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 10:23 pm: |
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I put a split shifter in my Hustler 950,and knowing that this would overpower the cheesy stock "bracing" I got rid of it and built a 4-bolt system that has never allowed the transmission to so much as budge. What I did was to cut 8 pieces of 1"x1"x1/8" angle, 1" long.(1 1/2"x1 1/2"x1/4" angle iron can be used) Then I drilled a 25/64" hole, positioned to allow a 3/8"bolt to pass through, and a wrench have enough room to get on it, in each piece. Then cut 2 pieces of 1/4"x1 1/2"flat bar 10" long, this is fitted to bolt on the top where the shift diamond keepers bolt up, and 3/8" holes for these bolts were drilled. These holes are not centered, so check for proper fitting/clearance. Weld 4 of the angle pieces, "throat" up, flush to the lower inside corners of the flat bars. Then weld the other 4 angle pieces to the frame/transmission chanel,"throat down, so that a 3/8" bolt can be dropped into the holes in the top angle pieces, passed through the bottom angle pieces, and a lock nut snugged up. When you install all of these components tighten the 4 shift keeper bolts to spec, 30 lbs/ft I think.(you will need longer bolts than stock to make up the 1/4" difference) use blue loctite, then tighten the 6" bolts using lock nuts, ONLY tight enough to pull the transmission down into position good and snug. Then install and torque the 4 bottom transmission bolts, again using blue loctite. You wil not have to worry about the transmission moving again-ever. I have done this in a MaxIV also. |
gregg g
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Username: Brushcutter
Post Number: 53
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 10:30 pm: |
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Sorry; got ahead of myself, we have studs in the bottom of our Hustler transmissions. If you have bolts they will have to be started, or the studs in place before the 6" bolts can be snugged. |
Jeff bar
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Username: Argo8x8
Post Number: 158
Registered: 03-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 11:23 am: |
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Sounds like you did a great job, please post some photos and I need to do the same thing on a MAX 4
Jeff Bar |
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