While installing a c4 trans onto a 302, I placed one quart of atf into the torque converter, and spun it untill it dropped back. bolted the trans onto the engine, and had to pull the torque converter towards the engine to get the bolts to go through the flexplate, and use nuts to hold it onto the flexplate. So my question is, is there something wrong? or is it okay to have a little bit of play in the torque converter, I would assume not, but hey, I could be wrong. Oh, and the trans is fully bolted to the engine and torqued accordingly, so no gap...
when you put the torque convertor in, it must make go all the way in.. and then you bolt the engine to the bellhousing..then you bolt the torque convertor to the flex plate. if it does move, it will be no more than 1/4 inch
So there's something wrong if the bolts did not go through the flexplate after bolting the bellhousing to the engine, do I need to find another torque converter? Bellhousing? I needed to physically move the torque converter up to get it throgh the flexplate holes. Thanks
Okay, thanks guys, just needed to make sure. There was about 3/8"ths of an inch between the bolt and the flexplate before I moved it up and bolted the converter to the flexplate, but if you guys say I'm fine, I trust you. Thanks
sounds like a lot. should only get pulled back out .090 to .180 approximately. maybe wrong flexplate? when i put mine together the converter studs stick thru the flexplate before i pull the converter toward the engine. if your studs were 3/8" from the flexplate before moving the converter toward the flexplate, something sounds wrong, maybe?
when i put mine on , it was already sticking though also...moved just slightly foward when i tightened them down
It almost sounds like you got the wrong bellhousing. It should pertrude through the flexplate just a bit when its right. Their is a deep bellhousing so you can get the wrong one.
The pump gears are only an inch thick so if your torque converter had to move 3/8" before the bolts hit the torque converter and then another 3/8" to tighten the nuts down you have a problem. There is a bellhousing that is 5 7/8" deep for the 157 tooth ring gear and one that is 6 1/4" deep for the 164 tooth ring gear. They both bolt to a 302 but the deep one is for the larger gear and a converter that matches. If you have the wrong bellhousing on it your starter will not engage the ring gear because it is for the bigger gear. If it starts it should be ok. if it makes a lot of noise when you try to start it you have the wrong bell housing on it.
