2.9 and 4.0 bellhousing bolt pattern

[TayCo 7s]

is the bell housing bolt pattern on the engine of a 2.9 liter the same as the one on a 4.0 sohc???????

 

[Bird]

One bolt at the 1 o'clock position is different - not a big issue.


Bird

 

[mjonesjr]

One bolt at the 1 o'clock position is different - not a big issue.


Bird

when i bolted the 4.0 SOHC M50D-R1HD to my 4.0 OHV i was told the same thing....however, all the bolt holes lined up.....

even if 1 hole doesn't line up, the other 10 or so will hold the transmission....

 

[Bird]

when i bolted the 4.0 SOHC M50D-R1HD to my 4.0 OHV i was told the same thing....however, all the bolt holes lined up.....

even if 1 hole doesn't line up, the other 10 or so will hold the transmission....

Try bolting up a OHV tranny to a SOHC - you'll see what I mean. If you didn't have a mismatch - then the tranny you have didn't 'originally' come from a SOHC.

You're right about the other bolts being enough though.......

Bird

 

[AllanD]

There are a total of eight bellhousing bolts on either version of a 4.0
and generally speaking seven is sufficient.

Hell, you do not want to know how many trannies I've pulled where I found four (or less) bolts holding the trans to the engine...

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[mjonesjr]

Try bolting up a OHV tranny to a SOHC - you'll see what I mean. If you didn't have a mismatch - then the tranny you have didn't 'originally' come from a SOHC.

You're right about the other bolts being enough though.......

Bird

the M50D-R1HD I put in my '97 Ranger was from an '03 FX4 Level II....

 

[TayCo 7s]

Okay Great !!!!!! thank you all you guys for the help YEAH DUDE!