what causes a converter to "balloon"?
FormerVendor
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Falkner, MS
Re: what causes a converter to "balloon"? Torque converter ballooning is when the converter swells up like a balloon. I have seen them grow as much as .100" longer on our test dyno.
Torque converter ballooning occurs when you have too much fluid pressure in the converter (such as a stuck pressure regulator valve in the trans or a radical shift kit that raises line pressure dramatically) and the converter manufacturer has not properly reinforced the converter components to withstand the high internal pressures.
Kevin
Torque converter ballooning occurs when you have too much fluid pressure in the converter (such as a stuck pressure regulator valve in the trans or a radical shift kit that raises line pressure dramatically) and the converter manufacturer has not properly reinforced the converter components to withstand the high internal pressures.
Kevin
