Re: [FWDLK] Engine Transmission removal 101 question.

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The early cast iron torqueflites were a pain to remove and replace
because the flywheel and the converter are the same part. You had to
reattach the converter first so you could accurately measure the run out,
with a dial indicator, that was hard to do if you had the trans in the
way. Reassembling the  trans to back of the engine (correctly) ,
with the converter already mounted, certainly separated the real
mechanics from the wanabees in those days.
Mike

At 12:02 AM 11/16/2003 -0500, Zach  Collie wrote:
> IMHO---that's the HARD
> way to do it. I unbolt the converter from the flywheel, and leave it with
> the tranny on these old cast iron torque flites, as well as any other
> automatic equipped car I work on. I can imagine that it would be
> exceedingly difficult to engage the drive lugs on the torque converter
> with it attached to the engine--(during reassembly)--it's tricky enough
> as it is with just the torque converter. Not to mention, you might booger
> up the torque converter/transmission pump drive lugs with it attached to
> the engine, whilst going back together. Removing it as described by Mike
> would be somewhat acceptable, although you could stand a chance of
> converter or front pump damage doing it that way (I've seen it happen!)
> although I wouldn't recommend reinstallation in that fashion. Just my two
> cents. ---Zach, your friendly neighborhood (professional)
> mechanic.