Torque converter crack

I ended up dropping the transmission and pulling it completely apart.

Just to add to this thread. I posted another thread showing the inspection which I’ll link to

The planets are chewed up. The sun gear is a little bit chewed up.

The forward clutch packs are ground down but not to the steel

Just a few of the steels have maybe 1 small hot spot on them

This transmission showed no signs of having any problems when I was driving the car. I only took it out because of pulling the engine due to my timing chain being stretched and the gear they chipped off. So I pulled the motor and inspected it. Then found all this other stuff.

So...basically .....
When you have a cracked converter. Your transmission might not be far behind

I know I’m going to replace
The frictions
Steels
Sprag bearings and springs.
Thrust washer kit
Seals and gaskets

And probably the planets and sun gear.

Another member said I should get a good used core. Around where I live. I’m guessing a core will be as bad as what I’m dealing with now.

I found this to be strange. This transmission has 4 clutches in each drum. I thought it was 4 and 3

The bands didn't seem all that bad.

I can’t tell if someone has been inside this thing before. I haven’t seen enough worn parts to tell in other transmissions.

The bands are not flex bands
I’ve gotten better about the terminology of what parts are what.

It’s almost like I need to replace everything. That’s still cheaper than having it done. They wanted $800 for just refreshing it and not even taking it out of the car.

So now I’m looking for daily driver upgrades.
I’ve seen mention of a500 frictions being superior.
I’ve seen a little bit on valve body modifications....don’t quite understand those yet.

So that’s where I’m at with this. I have this torn down transmission and a lot of research to do.