Torque Converter Question
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Mountain Pass
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Torque Converter Question
Morning all,
So I figured out where the clicking noise was coming from - my TC is definately the culprit and is also the cause of the leaky transmission - I didnt put in a new one when I swapped transmissions on taking ownership of the truck.
I see reconditioned ones from reputable vendors for $118 to $600 and then >$600 for new, my question is - are the remanufactured ones pretty much the same regardless of price?
Partsgeek is my source.
So I figured out where the clicking noise was coming from - my TC is definately the culprit and is also the cause of the leaky transmission - I didnt put in a new one when I swapped transmissions on taking ownership of the truck.
I see reconditioned ones from reputable vendors for $118 to $600 and then >$600 for new, my question is - are the remanufactured ones pretty much the same regardless of price?
Partsgeek is my source.
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Morning all,
So I figured out where the clicking noise was coming from - my TC is definately the culprit and is also the cause of the leaky transmission - I didnt put in a new one when I swapped transmissions on taking ownership of the truck.
I see reconditioned ones from reputable vendors for $118 to $600 and then >$600 for new, my question is - are the remanufactured ones pretty much the same regardless of price?
Partsgeek is my source.
So I figured out where the clicking noise was coming from - my TC is definately the culprit and is also the cause of the leaky transmission - I didnt put in a new one when I swapped transmissions on taking ownership of the truck.
I see reconditioned ones from reputable vendors for $118 to $600 and then >$600 for new, my question is - are the remanufactured ones pretty much the same regardless of price?
Partsgeek is my source.
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Mountain Pass
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just to confirm… the flexplate is the flywheel? Or the flimsy sheet metal between the motor and the bell house?
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Mountain Pass
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thank you, I’m British so the terminology is different. Still learning how to be “murican” :-)
I’ll inspect when I drop the transmission.
I’ll inspect when I drop the transmission.
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You can inspect the flex plate after removing the shields or the starter
They crack between the bolt holes
Not common but neither is the torque converter failure
They crack between the bolt holes
Not common but neither is the torque converter failure
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You get what you pay for. I would never ever put a converter in any vehicle that cost me $118. That is just a terrible idea. I got a local rebuilder and I get all my clients converters rebuilt from them. I get a fairly good price and it's almost triple that price.
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The problem could be that the torque converter was not seated correctly into the front pump.
Blew the front seal and probably damaged the front pump.
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