Converter spacing confusion
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Converter spacing confusion So I have my trans mounted back up to the car and I made sure I fully seated the converter which showed a measurement of 1 1/16 from bellhousing to converter pad.
When I look through the window on the bellhousing I see this...
I used feeler gauges and it measured out to .283
I have these spacers
and when the spacer is put on I still have this much of a gap...which reads as .245
Should I be using a thicker shim than what I currently have?
When I look through the window on the bellhousing I see this...
I used feeler gauges and it measured out to .283
I have these spacers
and when the spacer is put on I still have this much of a gap...which reads as .245
Should I be using a thicker shim than what I currently have? Your measurement from your belhousing to converter pad seems right. It should be right around 1&1/8.
On the 4l60e you want to have under 3/16ths gap or .187mm. 1/8 is about perfect.
On the 4l60e you want to have under 3/16ths gap or .187mm. 1/8 is about perfect.
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I bought ARP shim washers that are .120. I'll double check them but I know they have tight quality control. They'll be here tomorrow, none of the hardware stores around here had .125 washers for some reason.
At least none I could find...
At least none I could find...
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Perfect - ARP should have tight QC. I just use hardware store Grade 8 washers, but have to measure them. They also only vary between about .08 and .10, never .125.
Glad you are measuring everything carefully.
Glad you are measuring everything carefully.
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Well I don't want to damage my pump, I'm already worried because when I was putting my driveshaft back into the trans I noticed some play on the imput shaft. I'll start saving for a new trans lol
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I accidentally put a little too much fluid in and it puked on my garage floor lol. When I added more it showed low but then leaked some. Drove around some more and the leaking stopped.
I just swapped out my MS3 for a F13 and the car feels way better. I can't wait to get tuned for this cam.
I have a shitty 2.73 rear end in right now and I was gonna do a 3.73 swap but after calling around for prices I don't think I want to drop $5-700 on a 10 bolt. Also from what I've read the only thing ill really Gabe is tightening up the stall from a stop.
So next up is a rearend fund lol
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For $200 in tools you can do the rear end yourself, and learn a little during the process. I started with one and now do them for local guys usually for little to no money bc it is a fun challenge. I've probably done a dozen over the course of a few years. I saved some change on my 12 bolt bc I bought it disassembled. I've also used that experience to venture into doing ATV rear ends too. Knowledge is power brother, see what you're capable of.
