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You mean I don't get to fiddle with it!
wait a minute, that didn't sound right....
wait a minute, that didn't sound right....
I thought that ball 4 meant take your base!Maybe somebody lost ball #4.
VERY IMPORTANT!!! Easy, but important! when you install your TC, slide it in, then pull it out about 1/8 inch and turn it slightly and push back in until it goes all the way in. There will be about an inch or so between the teeth of the TC and the edge of the bell housing of the tranny. If this isn't seated all the way, you'll break the pump when you tighten the tranny to the block.Getting closer to transmission time and think- I haven't ever put a torque converter on an automatic? I assume I just slip it on ? Do I need to put oil in it? It's been sitting new in the box for 6 years. What kinda (reassembly priced) fluid? Thank you as always....
Come on over..I am working on two 904s ....got one buttoned up this morning...awaiting on one part for the second ...actually I dont need that part to button it up ...changing the front servo lever ratio....
after you set the pump back in...make sure you can turn the input shaft and the output shaft moves too...no binding..
Flex is the same. balance weights on 360 converter. Kim
nope. But if you want to use a neutral balanced converter with a 360, have the flex plate balanced. I know, you are using the 318, just mentioning itI'm not getting notifications. I didn't know anyone had answered this thread! I should be digging into the transmission within a week or so. Should start right at the very beginning- I have the flex plate from the 360- is it different from 318? Thank you
yep, only mounts one wayIt looks as if one of the four converter holes in the flex plate is off a little bit?
That is by design, keep turning it. You only have three other choices.
If the engine and tranny are both out, measure the flexplate and find the one short span between holes, and mark the bad hole. repeat on the TC, and mark it. Turn the crank so that the mark is at either the 4:30 position or the 7:30 position. That is to say the marked hole ends up on either side of the pan. Rotate the TC to match.
If the tranny is to be installed after the engine is in,make sure you can see the marks from the floorside.
If the engine and tranny are already in the car and mated;
The easy way; is to orient the crank so that two flex-plate ears are are accessible. Then rotate the TC until those bottom two lugs line up.Then run one bolt in finger tight. Rotate the crank to find a third screwhole. If it lines up then spin 'em all in, you lucked in. If the third hole does not line up, back the crank up to the starting position. Remove the one bolt and rotate the convertor to the the next lug.
If those bottom two line up,put a bolt in and repeat the test.
If they don't, rotate the TC back to where you started, but continue one lug in the same direction.Install a bolt, and look for the third to line up again.
If you do this right, you will never have to turn the crank more than about 1/4 turn, and worst case is twice.
Up here I have run the outlet straight to the inlet for months atta time,and several years in a row.The tranny is still working fine. At the extremes of temp like winter, it might not like that. Or on hot summer days. But this was behind a 73 stock teener with a 2800TC, and just bolt-ons/no cam.I would like to have the transmission on it's own enclosed cooling system. I'm not sure how much heat exchange I need? I was thinking a small radiator with it's own little fan? Is this an outlandish idea?
Up here I have run the outlet straight to the inlet for months atta time,and several years in a row.The tranny is still working fine. At the extremes of temp like winter, it might not like that. Or on hot summer days. But this was behind a 73 stock teener with a 2800TC, and just bolt-ons/no cam.
IMO a stand-alone may be fine. If you put the cooler in the airstream a fan shouldn't be required. The tranny is only working when the car is moving. In neutral/and more so in Park; it will take a really long time to bring the oil-temp up.I think that is part of the reason the cooler is in the rad;to help bring the heat UP in the morning.
If you are worried about heat, you can always put a gauge on it.
No objections so far? Ok then I'll flip her over and open her up...
wait a minute, that may not have sounded right ?