Re: [Chrysler300] Torqueflite trans

[Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   First they tried to find a core converter in their pile of used 
converters.  I really wanted to keep mine.  They could not find a good 
one,  So I had to pay shipping which was around $50.00+.  to ship from 
N. CA. to B.C.    Their charge to rebuild mine  came to $ 365.00 
including return shipping.   I felt that was a fair price. I have paid 
that much buying a new one for other cars.      Gary Barker

Don Verity wrote:

>In regards to rebuild kits for the 56-61 Torqueflite, I have some experience
>in this since I've rebuilt 6 in the last two months. I've found that Andy
>Bernbaum's kits are the most complete that I've tried. The only seal that
>was the wrong size on two kits was the reverse servo lip seal. It was
>corrected on his latest batch of kits. Prices run in the $285-$300 range for
>a complete kit minus bands. I bought one kit from North West Transmission
>products also. I ordered it minus steel plates as I had enough to do one. It
>arrived without and clutch plates, although I was billed for them. A call to
>them straightened out the problem, and the rest of the kit was mailed out
>right away. There was one missing steel ring in the kit which I didn't
>pursue since I had some. They were easy to deal with, and very nice, but I
>plan to stick with Andy. He is close to me, ad gets the kits here the next
>day. He also has a lot of other parts for our cars.
>  The one thing I haven't gotten into very much is torque converters.
>Rebuilding a converter requires special equipment, and in the case of the
>56-61 model, hard to find parts. I'm reluctant to send one out without
>knowing whether it is going to come back done right or not. It's not part of
>a transmission job that you want to have to do twice. If anyone has had one
>rebuilt and installed successfully, I would like to hear about it.
>Especially if they have measured the hub run-out.
>Gary, what did TCI charge to rebuild your converter?
>300ly,
>    Don Verity
>    Rhode Island
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Alfred J. Peirish <jfreddie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Torqueflite trans
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>>Hi Al,  When I rebuilt mine I found a few company's that carried rebuilt
>>kits but not for the 300 transmission.  They were missing parts and some
>>seals were the wrong size.  Thats one reason I had to go looking for
>>parts.    If anybody doesn't have a Transmission Manual you can go to
>>The Imperial Club web sight and either read it or down load it.  Approx.
>>86 pages.      Gary Barker
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>>Alfred J. Peirish wrote:
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>>>I have been following some of the comments from others on the F
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>transmissions.  From my limited knowledge, I thought the Letter
>transmissions from 1957-61 were very similar, if not the same.  While doing
>some engine work on my C the other day, I noticed some teeth on the starter
>ring were "chewed up".  My local transmission rebuilder offered no
>encouragement for finding a new torque converter.  When I inquired about
>rebuilding my trans, he said that parts were very difficult to find.  Is
>this true?  What do you guys do?  Fortunately, my transmission still works,
>but at 142,000 miles,  it might not work forever.
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>>>                   Al Peirish
>>>    [just minutes from the Spruce Goose, but possibly an eternity from
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