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Working with an 87 ranger. 4x4. 2.9l. Swapped in an a4ld from an 89 b2, to replace my stock a4ld that was busted when I bought the truck.
Also posted in the engine forum because I wasn't sure if it counted as a motor problem =p
anyways. Got the stupid a4ld in and went to bolt the torque converter. Only problem was the motor didn't turn, so the flywheel won't move. The cmashaft bolt just tightens or loosens. But, id worked fine when lining up the flywheel with the torque converter during the installation.
My ideas are - torque converter wasn't seated right ( we spun it and got it in as good as we could and it wasn't "clicking" so we thought it should be seated. We spun in a bit on the flywheel before completing the install and still no clicking.)
My other idea was something got bent. We had everything lined up but the cross member wasn't getting on, and we realized the engine was still jacked up so we dropped it and the transmission went onto the block all the way and the cross member went into place. No loud noises, or grinding, just went really smoothe we thought.
My grain of hope is the first time I moved the bolt the belts SLIGHTLY moved once, so I think something's just bound.
I was thinking of just bolting everything together and trying to turn it over with the started, but that may make things worse =p
Should I take the transmission back off =\ I thought about unbolting it most of the way and pulling it back to try that see if the pressure is relieved from the motor.
Ideas?
Also posted in the engine forum because I wasn't sure if it counted as a motor problem =p
anyways. Got the stupid a4ld in and went to bolt the torque converter. Only problem was the motor didn't turn, so the flywheel won't move. The cmashaft bolt just tightens or loosens. But, id worked fine when lining up the flywheel with the torque converter during the installation.
My ideas are - torque converter wasn't seated right ( we spun it and got it in as good as we could and it wasn't "clicking" so we thought it should be seated. We spun in a bit on the flywheel before completing the install and still no clicking.)
My other idea was something got bent. We had everything lined up but the cross member wasn't getting on, and we realized the engine was still jacked up so we dropped it and the transmission went onto the block all the way and the cross member went into place. No loud noises, or grinding, just went really smoothe we thought.
My grain of hope is the first time I moved the bolt the belts SLIGHTLY moved once, so I think something's just bound.
I was thinking of just bolting everything together and trying to turn it over with the started, but that may make things worse =p
Should I take the transmission back off =\ I thought about unbolting it most of the way and pulling it back to try that see if the pressure is relieved from the motor.
Ideas?
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