Rick the last time I had a converter leak it was cracked at the goose neck that the seal rides on at the radius the trany shop cut the converters open to clean and inspect them. look this one over and make sure the torque plate is not bent Bob bostonengine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Koller" <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:03 PM Subject: cleaning out torque converter
> Hi all, > I need to clean out a used torque converter and possibly install a new > bushing and oil seal in it. I'm presuming that simply syphoning out the old > a/t fluid and then repeatedly filling and syphoning is the only way without > shop equipment. Any thoughts? Thanks. > Rick Koller > '91 ( with trans oil blowing out the torque converter ) > |
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