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Originally Posted by chicagodragon
because a torque converter is welded shut. a local shop cant rebuild it
Originally Posted by 427 fordman
They can be rebuilt, just never heard of a local shop doing it.
My local shop rebuilds torque converters. I've watched him do it. He has a lathe to cut them open, then he uses Sonnex parts to turn a stock converter into a triple disk, low stall billet cover converter. Then he welds it back together and balances the unit.
 
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Thanks for the clarification Mark.
 
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