torque converter question...

[Cygnus_X_1]

im about to replace my auto trans tomorrow. does the TC need to be filled before it goes on the trans???

[NISTECH]

yes it is better to have it filled when you start it. it ight get a little messy when you go to slide it over the input shaft but wont be to bad.

[Cygnus_X_1]

great thx....another ? this one more speculative...lol

i installed a trans in the beast about a month ago (the original went, and replaced it, and not 3 weeks later that one went). the TC wasnt filled before we put it on, would that have helped the trans to die or more possible that it was just a bum trans?

[NISTECH]

bum trans, that may have asisted in pushing it over the edge though.

what went wrong with the trans that mad eyou decide to replace it? (symptoms)

[Cygnus_X_1]

the first time, no reverse, all the gears were fubar'd (like the linkage was off, but it wasnt). then all of a sudden they came back, but the trans was grinding something awful(planetary gears rashed into each other?)...when i dropped the original there was a ton of fresh metal in the pan and filter.

the new(er) one ran fine for about 3 weeks, and then just gave up out of the blue.....no gears what so ever...

[NISTECH]

on the first trans your assesment is probably about right.the second symptom is one the torque convertor would have. that or pump failure.

[Cygnus_X_1]

great..thanks for the info...:ylsuper