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Old May 15, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Which torque converter

I've post a few questions before about this truck I'm workin on. It's a 1978 F-250 4x4 that had a 460 auto in it. I'm putting in a 390 out of a 1976 F-150 that had a manual tranny. I got a C-6 that came out of a 1975 F-150 that I rebuilt. I ordered a torque converter for a 76 F-150 390 auto and it won't work, what do I need? The studs on the TC are flush with the nub on the inside of the TC and the nub is bottoming out on the end of the crank and the studs are sitting flush with the flexplate. Can anyone help, I'm lost.






 
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Old May 15, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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You need to pull your pilot bearing/bushing.

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Then the torque converter should fit into the end of the crankshaft where the pilot bearing is.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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That's a bushing? I thought it was just the end of the crank.
 
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Nope, There is a pilot bushing in there.

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Thanks!!! I appreciate it!!
 
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