oxblood!z28

the vert tweeks or shifts to an angle when i mate the bellhousing to the block...i can get it pretty close and spin the vert smoothly but every time i get it close or start bolting in the trans to the block the vert dosen't spin freely...its starting to fustrate me..

z99ls1

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than you might not have ur converter in all the way. Do you have ur transmission belhousing at an upward or downard angle>?

oxblood!z28

its horizantal on a tranny jack...cause my car is on a lift..

z99ls1

iTrader: (12)

ur engine should be tilted downwards cuz it has nothing holding the back up. So you need to tilt ur transmission belhousing upwards. And make sure u have the converter all the way in.

oxblood!z28

yeah i noticed that it does tilt down a bit...i'm pretty positive that the vert is sitting in all the way..i guess i'll tilt it upward...

subhumanzz

iTrader: (46)

follow this for your spacing. just make sure the converter is seated the whole way before you bolt the trans up or you run the risk of breaking the pump.

http://www.rosslertrans.com/Converter%20Spacing.htm

z99ls1

iTrader: (12)

That is a badass car you have there subhumanzz. Looks like it hauls *** and it looks badass doing it

z99ls1

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And like I said you should measure it.... It will be just over an inch from the converter pad to the end of the belhousing where the bolt holes are

oxblood!z28

does this look like a little over 1 inch?

z99ls1

iTrader: (12)

hard to tell cuz the pic is at an angle, but it loooks like it needs to go in more. Don't baby it. Spin it and jurk it around tell you feel it go in there. It looks like it still needs to go in a bit

z99ls1

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Could you not see it when you measured it?

oxblood!z28

thanks for the link man...i'm gonna have a round three tommorow will see how it goes
I'll try to it again but i'm sure its in...round 3 tommorow...

LaBLKv6Z

iTrader: (13)

If your hands are skinny enough, you could fit acouple fingers between the TC and trans and feel if its butted up against the seal. It also took me alittle while to line up the trans and engine, once you get the alignment pegs close to the guide holes on the bellhousing, look through the bellhousing window and make sure the TC is lining up with the back of the crankshaft.

z99ls1

iTrader: (12)

My tranny did NOT want to come off, it was freakin stuck to the block. I got it back on in like 5 seconds though. Make sure ur ligning up the belhousing flat all the way around. Do you have ur exhaust off?

subhumanzz

iTrader: (46)

from that pic it only looks to be around 3/4" from the pad to the bell housing although its hard to tell from that angle. it should be somewhere around 1 1/8". looks like it needs to drop again.

oxblood!z28

So I put a pause on the tranny today...it's off the lift and parked. I'm gonna try to get a quote from a local transmission shop were some of the guys at the shop recommened...thanks for all the advice guys I appreciate it..

subhumanzz

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you have got all the hard stuff behind ou. i have faith you can get it done. get out there and finish it!

oxblood!z28

What's up you guys... I finnaly got around to sending my car to the transmisson shop so they can install the torque converter and now there saying that the pump on the transmisson is bad...I was wondering if you guys had any pictures of bad transmission pump or if you can explain to me how you would know if the transmission pump is bad. I'm gonna take a look at it later today and snap a few pics...and post what he saying.
thanks

SS SLP2

iTrader: (8)

is it possable that you /they ( the trans shop) tried to bolt up the trans with out the conv being seated in the pump and there fore damanaged the pump??
just asking, Johnny

senicalj4579

iTrader: (41)

How did you make out with this?