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How much did it cost to rebuild?

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Originally Posted by newkid

How much did it cost to rebuild?

$1100 Canadian ($886 USD) + shipping

The secondary pump is on the rear of the case, driven by the governor when the engine is off and the car is rolling or pushed. It has a dual function, it allows the car to be push started, it also supply’s lubrication oil to the planetary gears, thus allowing the car to be flat tow for 50 miles with out fear of destroying the gear train.

The secondary pump likes to engage at the wrong time doing damage to the governor gears and governor. MB made an eliminator kit. There is a way to eliminate it without the kit.

As to the torque converter, not only does it contain most of the oil in the transmission and it’s also a dirt collector. The torque converter is a under drive toque multiplicator and fluild coupling. The torque converter can transmit the engines torque to the transmission at a ratio of 2:1 in its toque multiplication mode. That is a lot of energy and that energy can do a lot of damage.

The toque converter is a seal unit you can not see inside. The fact that he flushed it is fine. I am not trying to knock the guy and I know every one has different standards. In my mind using the same used converter is not a quality job. Sorry, ask him for a rebuilt TC

Damage

converter

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Originally Posted by C32AMG

Thank you for that quality post! That makes things much clearer.

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Originally Posted by C32AMG

As to the torque converter, not only does it contain most of the oil in the transmission and it’s also a dirt collector. The torque converter is a under drive toque multiplicator and fluild coupling. The torque converter can transmit the engines torque to the transmission at a ratio of 2:1 in its toque multiplication mode. That is a lot of energy and that energy can do a lot of damage.
The toque converter is a seal unit you can not see inside. The fact that he flushed it is fine. I am not trying to knock the guy and I know every one has different standards. In my mind using the same used converter is not a quality job. Sorry, ask him for a rebuilt TC

2 questions:

a. Well how much should a rebuilt TC cost roughly?
b. To remove and reinstall a rebuilt TC, how much time are we talking here?

Check around, likely there is a specialty shop around that does torque converters. We have one in Evansville -- the machine the coverter open, repair anything that needs work including replacing pump or turbine blades and replacing the over-running stator clutch, etc, then weld the body back up and balance. A very nice job, quite inexpensive for what you get!

They built a new convertor for my brother's bulldozer when the attaching flanges broke off. That particular shop does all the convertors for the tranny rebuilders in town, usually on an exchange basis.

Peter