converter spacing question
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FormerVendor
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Ideally you should have no more than 3/16" between the flexplate and the converter pads when the converter is fully seated into the pump.
The advice about using a washer at each mounting pad is the correct advice.
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The advice about using a washer at each mounting pad is the correct advice.
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TECH Resident
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Ideal clearance here is .80" - .125". Bring it down by adding a machined washer at each corner. The three shims that you will need to reduce this clearance "must" be "identical" in thickness, to bring the torque converter up evenly. By doing this you are getting the maximum contact area between the torque converter hub and the rotor in the front pump.
FormerVendor
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Just not worth the tie and trouble for all that... place washers between the converter and flexplate and it'll be just fine. I have very fast trailer cars making well over 2,000 h/p running similar shims with zero issues. The key is to locktite the bolts and torque the properly once the proper spacing is achieved.
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That's about the most invasive way to go about it. Way too much work, it is not necessary to remove the transmission to shim the converter. And it is just not practical to go through the effort of having the converter reworked...
Just not worth the tie and trouble for all that... place washers between the converter and flexplate and it'll be just fine. I have very fast trailer cars making well over 2,000 h/p running similar shims with zero issues. The key is to locktite the bolts and torque the properly once the proper spacing is achieved.
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Just not worth the tie and trouble for all that... place washers between the converter and flexplate and it'll be just fine. I have very fast trailer cars making well over 2,000 h/p running similar shims with zero issues. The key is to locktite the bolts and torque the properly once the proper spacing is achieved.
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Last edited by FLT; Jun 21, 2008 at 11:52 AM.
That's about the most invasive way to go about it. Way too much work, it is not necessary to remove the transmission to shim the converter. And it is just not practical to go through the effort of having the converter reworked...
Just not worth the tie and trouble for all that... place washers between the converter and flexplate and it'll be just fine. I have very fast trailer cars making well over 2,000 h/p running similar shims with zero issues. The key is to locktite the bolts and torque the properly once the proper spacing is achieved.
g
Just not worth the tie and trouble for all that... place washers between the converter and flexplate and it'll be just fine. I have very fast trailer cars making well over 2,000 h/p running similar shims with zero issues. The key is to locktite the bolts and torque the properly once the proper spacing is achieved.
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