stevewes

Hi Guys, I hope someone will be able to advise on a problem I have. I recently bought a 2007 Transit Connect 1.8 TDCI with a gearbox problem. As I understood the gearbox to be the same as the Focus (albeit with slightly different ratios), I obtained a good used unit out of a 2005 Focus 1.8 TDCI. I got the transmission bolted up to the engine and then noticed that the upper mounting bracket (the one under the airbox) off the Focus was about an inch shorter than the Connect bracket, meaning the whole engine/transmission assembly would sit about an inch too high at the transmission end. I therefore tried to fit the bracket from the Connect gearbox but found that although everything is now sitting right, one of the holes on the bracket doesn't line up with the hole on the gearbox - see attached picture showing the misalignment with the Connect bracket on the Focus gearbox, the difference in height between the two brackets, and the difference in hole spacing between the two brackets. I also found the mountings for the lower bracket are different but I don't think this will be a problem if I use a Focus link bar to the subframe.

Focus gearbox installed in van with Connect top bracket.

Different hole spacing (Connect left, Focus right)

Different bracket height (Focus front, Connect rear)

The top bracket off the Focus gearbox is part no. 3M51-7M125, and the bracket off the Connect gearbox is part no. 98AB-7M125-AF.
Does anyone know if there is a bracket designed for the Connect which aligns with the mounting hole pattern in this Focus gearbox?