E4OD Issues
Frmr Ford Trans Engr
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Well looks like it's getting a upgraded converter sooner then expected then....but couldn't the opposite happen as well then? Like if something in the trans is broke that I can't see with all I took off right now and I put a new converter in, couldn't those broken pieces be flushed through the new converter and ruin it?
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If I could borrow a torque converter from a 4x4 E4OD out of a 96 F250 with the 460 would it bolt up/work? Just to make sure nothing in trans broke and I don't ruin a brand new torque converter.
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how far did it fall?
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I'm not 100% sure actually, it all happened so fast when it happened. The trans dropped to the floor about 1.5-2 feet on the input side and the output was still up on the frame so the trans was tilted with it's input side pointing toward the ground, the torque converter actually fell off like 10 seconds after it hit the ground so I'm not sure if it took the brunt of the fall which was 1.5-2 feet or just slid off due to the input being pointed down so much...in which case it only fell a few inches.
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Welp.....so much for that idea then.... now I'm debating on putting a cheap rebuilt/used stock torque converter on it for now and just running the trans into the ground and then starting fresh and beefing up a brand new one rather then spend the time beefing this one up and having it go on me in a few years and just having to redo all the work.
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From: Missoula
Originally Posted by 0500757Arf
Welp.....so much for that idea then.... now I'm debating on putting a cheap rebuilt/used stock torque converter on it for now and just running the trans into the ground and then starting fresh and beefing up a brand new one rather then spend the time beefing this one up and having it go on me in a few years and just having to redo all the work.
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I'm not 100% sure actually, it all happened so fast when it happened. The trans dropped to the floor about 1.5-2 feet on the input side and the output was still up on the frame so the trans was tilted with it's input side pointing toward the ground, the torque converter actually fell off like 10 seconds after it hit the ground so I'm not sure if it took the brunt of the fall which was 1.5-2 feet or just slid off due to the input being pointed down so much...in which case it only fell a few inches.
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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
I've always followed this rule on Automatic maintenance ...
If the transmission is in good shape, flush and changes are good to maintain it's life.
If the transmission is in bad shape, nothing but a rebuild will solve it's issues and a flush could make it worse!
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
If the transmission is in good shape, flush and changes are good to maintain it's life.
If the transmission is in bad shape, nothing but a rebuild will solve it's issues and a flush could make it worse!
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
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That's what I'm putting my money on but I also thought maybe it hit the lower bell housing first and then the weight of the torque convert plus trans fluid inside still coming down snapped the shaft and the snapping of the shaft absorbed most of the impact For the torque converter because I feel like if the torque converter was the first thing to hit the ground it would have been pinned down from the weight of the trans and not be able to slide off like it did 10 seconds later.