Torque conveter....

[03protege]

[RANT]

Just finished my first engine swap (or so I thought) after two full nonstop days only to turn the key and find out I didn't seat the torque converter all the way and the engine is binding.

Getting this car back on the road has been such a nightmare!!!

[/RANT]

 

[Quickdraw22]

Two clicks, not just one

 

[Bam Bam]

You might want to check trans pump to make sure its not damaged too if the converter wasn't all the way in it. It can be damaged and ruin your trans. Ask me how I know!





Bam Bam

 

[headspace]

Gotta love a standard transmission

 

[RovingDisco]

If it helps I have been slowly replacing the transmission in my rover... Reinstalling the transmission is scaring the mess out of me.

 

[highstandard40]

As mentioned, be sure to check for damage to the transmission front pump. You also need to check the converter snout for damage and the flywheel could be bent.

 

[Glockrunner]

ohh man ya'll are just really makin' his day .....

 

[mike84z28]

When you install the convertor there should be 2 clicks and set backs. When you mate the motor and bell housing, convertor should spin free and need to be pulled out from tranny 1/4"-3/8" of an inch to meet flex plate. Like he said check for pump damage inside tranny. Good luck !

 

[03protege]

Victory is mine! Or at least I sure hope so.

I went to Harbor Freight this morning and picked up a transmission jack, so I wouldn't have to pull the whole damn engine again, within fairly short order I got my two clicks and I was ready to continue on. A few hours later it came time to try and start it again, I was sweating bullets and had knots in my stomach. The first 2-3 cranks it ran for 3-4 seconds and died, the following crank it came to life and held a nice steady idle. No smoke or any weird noises so I think I'm good, which probably means I am about to learn another really expensive lesson.

No damage to the snout or flexplate, and I assume the pump is working as ATF came spewing out of the transmission where the coolant lines are suppose to go.

Anyway thanks for the tips everyone.