My husband is having difficulties mating his tranny to his engine in a 1999 Dodge Ram V8 5.9L engine. He says he does not know why it will not mate up.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Manual or automatic. If manual, usually the reason is the clutch splines are not lined up well enough for the front shaft of the tranny to pass. Be sure they are correct and centered. If he replaced the bushing in the crankshaft, be sure the shaft will slide into it also. It could be distorted from installation or the wrong size to start with.
If auto, one problem can be the torque converter is not seated deep enough on the input shaft. Usually you need to push the converter on while turning it. Most times it will take a couple of clicks to indicate everything is correctly engaged.
One thing I generally do is take a couple of long bolts that match the tranny bolt thread thread, cut the heads off, grind a slot in the end you just cutoff and screw them into the upper holes. That will guide the trans straight on to the engine. When it's on just screw the bolts out with a flat blade screwdriver. Just be cautious, as too much jerking and twisting could crack a tranny mounting ear but it's a good tip for the calmer installer.
Not much else I can think of currently.
