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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:06 pm    Post subject: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

All,

1970 Bus. Original Transmission (Been Rebuilt).

I know there has been past threads regarding the Transmission Grounding Strap. However, I cannot find where the exact original placement of the strap is.

I also checked the Bentley. Maybe I'm missing something.

I realize that it probably doesn't matter since you can ground anywhere on the tranny to the chassis.

Does any one have a picture or can explain the original location points for installation on Early Bays?

I would appreciate it.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

You can just about see it in your owners manual:

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Do yourself one better, and inspect the studs on your transaxle for a clean mounting point and enough threads left on the studs to engage the nut with the strap in place. A cone-shaped wire wheel in a Dremel is my favorite way to clean ground strap mounting points. Sometimes the holes in new straps are large enough to warrant a fender washer.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

Left side of the nose cone about halfway up, to a stud on the left side of the torsion tube.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

Thanks All.

Finished Product.

Torque: 14 lbs on 13 mm nut on tranny
Torque: 25 lbs on 17 mm nut on torsion mount


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

stud is on the trailing arm mount
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

skills@eurocarsplus wrote:
stud is on the trailing arm mount

correct.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

Thanks guys……I finally found the stud. It’s on the passenger side, so I have to swap sides.

Should the end mounted to the transmission go to the 13 mm bolts or the 11mm bolts?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:19 am    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

plywoodkid wrote:
Thanks guys……I finally found the stud. It’s on the passenger side, so I have to swap sides.

Should the end mounted to the transmission go to the 13 mm bolts or the 11mm bolts?


The transmission mount bolt, where you first connected the ground strap, is no good at all since it's isolated
from the chassis (i.e. ground) by rubber. The stock location for the strap is on one of the 8 mm studs (which
I suppose you mean above by "13 mm bolt") on the final drive housing.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:14 am    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

plywoodkid wrote:
Thanks guys……I finally found the stud. It’s on the passenger side, so I have to swap sides.

Should the end mounted to the transmission go to the 13 mm bolts or the 11mm bolts?

do it like the photo. The stud should be on the left side, driver side arm bracket.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:10 am    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

All,

Thanks. I just corresponded a bit with SGKent.

What appears to be different, is that my chassis stud is on the passenger side vice the driver’s side.

With that said, I would assume that this doesn’t change the logic of the connection.

The Chassis connection is now a no brainer, it’s the transmission connection spot that is in question.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:11 am    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

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Noticed that your ground strap won’t work as fitted in the picture.
You have bolted to the part of the transmission Mount which is insulated from the main body with rubber.
Would only work on body side of mount, or ideally as per pictures later on in thread.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:14 am    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

Oops repeat should have read the later posts Embarassed
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:44 am    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

plywoodkid wrote:
All,

Thanks. I just corresponded a bit with SGKent.

What appears to be different, is that my chassis stud is on the passenger side vice the driver’s side.

With that said, I would assume that this doesn’t change the logic of the connection.

The Chassis connection is now a no brainer, it’s the transmission connection spot that is in question.


Mine is also on the passenger's side...maybe it's an early Bay thing? Here's another angle:

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

Thanks Mike, I was beginning to think I was losing it. Looks like yours is on the 2nd Bolt of the case of the transmission.

I’ll swap it out tonight.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

I just cleaned and tightened mine. I recall it being on the passenger side as well. ‘71 bus.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

It's on the passenger side on my 68 as well. Been messing with brake lines back on that passenger rear wheel and the strap occasionally gets in the way.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

Thanks All…..correction

Passenger Side Stud…..


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

plywoodkid wrote:
Thanks All…..correction

Passenger Side Stud…..


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Now that you have it in the correct place take it back off and make it functional.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

bsairhead wrote:
plywoodkid wrote:
Thanks All…..correction

Passenger Side Stud…..


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Now that you have it in the correct place take it back off and make it functional.


Plus the Ny-Lock nuts above the ones where you have your strap are not doing anything. No threads are in the Ny-Lock part.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Original Location of Transmission Ground Strap Reply with quote

I’m missing something on the “make it functional” comment.

Not being sarcastic….I’m not getting it.
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