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Started disassembling a powerglide I purchased for $200, I was told it was mint and no issues (yeah ok)
I pulled the pan and found some metal so I started to dig deeper, pulled the pump and found a chip on the case on the servo side. This is my first automatic I've only dealt with manuals before this. So my question is, is it worth rebuilding/repairing?
not really a great picture...looks like the servo pin or adjuster pin area? What's actually broken, just the small piece we can see, or something more major?
not really a great picture...looks like the servo pin or adjuster pin area? What's actually broken, just the small piece we can see, or something more major?
What is pictured is the servo pin area, that's the only broken part that I have discovered I don't know what would cause it. I was thinking I can clean it up and weld it to strengthen it and reuse the case .
yea...it's a damn near 60 year old case...it's gonna have some wear and tear.
That wouldn't scare me a bit
on a side note...if you're trying to make some serious power...I know aftermarket cases are expensive...but at least look into them...if you don't want to swing the budget, then get a shield at the minimum. That 60 year old case was designed for about 2000 rpm from about 100 hp...not 8000 rpm from 1000 hp...your safety should be taken into account on this one
yea...it's a damn near 60 year old case...it's gonna have some wear and tear.
That wouldn't scare me a bit
on a side note...if you're trying to make some serious power...I know aftermarket cases are expensive...but at least look into them...if you don't want to swing the budget, then get a shield at the minimum. That 60 year old case was designed for about 2000 rpm from about 100 hp...not 8000 rpm from 1000 hp...your safety should be taken into account on this one
I've debated it but this is being used temporarily on an N/A 650hp 408 then a cam only 5.3 for my fiancé so nothing major is needed. It'll get a J.W. Performance bell housing for safety and adabptibility but mostly a beefed up street strip glide is in the works.
Last edited by Buryingthesun; Dec 30, 2019 at 05:51 PM.
I've debated it but this is being used temporarily on an N/A 650hp 408 then a cam only 5.3 for my fiancé so nothing major is needed. It'll get a J.W. Performance bell housing for safety and adabptibility but mostly a beefed up street strip glide is in the works.
A stock aluminum Powerglide case that is in good condition... along with an Ultra Bell should be fine for what you just described.
However; just as Maroon Monster said... The aftermarket case is a far better route to go down, if you are going to invest any money into a Powerglide.
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Is my powerglide shot 
