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Aug 15, 2008 | 01:00 AM

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th400 stall issue

ok well short story i bought a vigilante stall from a member for a th400 to ls1 well tonight i started my install and came across an issue my normal convertor bolts that i used for my 4l60e are way to thick for the stall that i bought!!!! cant thread them in. so i went to a bolt store and bought newer ones but not as thick ok well i can thread them now... Ok now another issue i can turn the stall about an half inch back and forth due to the small bolts(im using stock flexplate) what can i do? anybody have this issue before? this is holding up my build

Aug 16, 2008 | 11:42 AM

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anybody have this issue?

Aug 16, 2008 | 12:56 PM

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So you're saying the bolt holes in the flexplate are too big for the bolts?
If so just tighten them down, it's common.

Aug 16, 2008 | 11:29 PM

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ya the flexplate holes are too big now and the can wiggle the stall like half an inch back and forth... wouldnt that like cause a problem? say im driving normal then go WOT those bolts will hit the side flexplate holes kinda hard, couldnt it cause them to break?

Aug 17, 2008 | 10:05 AM

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If you tighten the bolts there will be no movement between the flexplate and converter.

You have two other options. Drill the converter pads out for bigger bolts.
Or get a flexplate with smaller holes.

Aug 17, 2008 | 11:48 AM

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ya i was thinking about having the convertor holes drilled out, it looks like a have enough surface to do that, now i need to find a place to do it....

Aug 17, 2008 | 05:48 PM

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You are going to have a little movement on the flexplate to converter bolts unless you snug them up. I had the same thing on my th400 yank converter to ATI flexplate. The car takes a lot of abuse and I havn't had any problems yet. It has gone low 1.5 60' times and will prob. go 1.4's this year.