Hark_Z

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Whats with the 3 clicks I hear about? I have the tranny out and have put the new stall in and I got it just past the bellhousing so its actually a little farther than flush. I keep the tranny stationary and push and turn but I hear no clicks?

Hark_Z

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Hrmm maybe this should have went into the Auto tranny section.

dhdenney

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It's not really hard. Just look on the shaft of the tranny up close to the pump. You'll see the two "keys" or "tabls." Just line the notches on the converter up with those so they fit together. Give it a firm push and a slight turn and you'll be able to feel when it's locked in. Oh, since a stall is usually smaller than a stock converter, you might need to add an extra flat washer on the converter bolts. You want to make sure you take up all the space between the flexplate and the converter bolt holes.

Hark_Z

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So no 3 clicks nonsense? BTW I have the 3400/2.45 Edge verter now

dhdenney

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I'm not sure what the STR is on mine but probably the same. I like it, good converter. I do not know where you'd get 3 clicks out of it. Maybe one big click.

smoknta

You may or may not hear 3 clicks. The reason people say 3 clicks is because when you stick it on, you have to engage the input shaft, then turn it and push and it will engage the stator shaft, and then turn it and push and it will engage the pump drive. So you may hear 3 clicks and you may not. But when it is fully engaged, you should not be able to get your had in between the convertor and tranny. It should be about a 1/2" back behind the face of the tranny case.

Hark_Z

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Thanks.

SLawson86

iTrader: (8)

it is called indexing the converter, and you probably wont hear three clicks but you should feel it... like stated above, when its all the way in, you cannot get your hand between the case and converter

REBORN Z28

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Heres a question for ya...... I put my engine and trans back together and everythings stock so keep that in mind. When I slid the converter in I rotated it back and forth so I could "engage" it. Then when I bolted the trans to the engine there was a gap between the flywheel and converter. Everyone said that was normal. Just slide the converter up to the flywheel and bolt away. Now my question IS, what the hell difference does it make to engage the converter if your just going to pull it out anyhow??? What am I missing here???

smoknta

You have to engage the converter first, to make sure the converter engages the pump splines. There should be minimal gap, I think mine had maybe a 1/16th of an inch. If it comes out to far, you will disengage the pump splines and will have no fluid flow and risk shearing the pump splines right off. If you put the converter on the flexplate first, then put the tranny on, you will most definetly shear off and damage the pump splines.

How much gap did you have? You should have a small amount, but not a lot.

buffman

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IIRC there shouldn't be more than 3/16" of a gap.But you also want to ensure the front of the converter is engaged into the pilot hole of the crank.