Re: [FWDLK] Re-Building a 230 Cu. In. Flathead

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,
You pull the trans off the rear of the engine(straight back, so you don't
bend anything) then the converter unbolts from the crankshaft.They don't
change gears to alter the converter stall speed, they usually machine the
internal elements or exchange them for different ones to make a change.

Mike

At 05:39 PM 4/29/02 -0400, David Charles Gedraitis wrote:
> I stand corrected (sort of). Speaking of engines-I've just gotten mine
> ready to come out-then the transmission is coming out, and the torque
> converter is getting removed (i'm getting it sent out to have the stall
> speed reset (new gears)). How exactly does a torque converter come out?
> Will it be obvious? Anything I should watch out for? thanks in advance,
>
> ~dave

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