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Highlimit9000
03-21-2007, 04:23 PM
Welcome to boating I guess. Just about had everything done. Put in the driveshaft today, Put lines to and from tranny cooler, Put oil in V-Drive, Put driveline guard on, put back seat back in. All ready to go!! Fired her up on the trailer. Oh Shit! Blowing tranny fluid out of bellhousing...I checked to make sure it was not a line....Nope...Called my tranny builder..He says, well it sounds like the front seal...No shit??? Then he tells me, yah I have been having a problem with some of my tranny kits, they have been accidently puting Torqueflight front seals in them instead of T-400 ones...He goes I am affraid that is probably the problem...he said pull it out, and I will get you the right seal...Oh gee thanks...I almost lost it on the phone...Oh also, I already had to change my tailshaft housing to fit the larger yoke for the power i am making, Mine came with the small one...Go Figure...I hope it is just a seal...Praying...
sanger ss396
03-21-2007, 05:08 PM
sorry to hear about the seal. who is going to clean up themessssssssss????????? sounds like to me it is going to cost alot more than just a seal for the builder. i know what kind of mess any kind of oil makes in the bottom of a boat and it makes it almost impossible to get it all out. are you going to have the tranny builder pay for or do the steam and scrubb job to get the mess cleaned up since he said it was their sc$$$$w up??
QuickJet
03-21-2007, 05:16 PM
Are'nt those seals stamped with a part# on the outer metal ring? If he's been having those problems then you'd think he would check each seal individually to make sure the right one gets installed.
78Eliminator
03-21-2007, 05:18 PM
That guy "Murphy", you know, the one who invented "Murphy's Law", rumor has it that he was a boater.
Fiat48
03-21-2007, 06:05 PM
Wow. "yah I have been having a problem with some of my tranny kits, they have been accidently puting Torqueflight front seals in them instead of T-400 ones"
:confused:
VDRIVERACING
03-21-2007, 06:05 PM
Are'nt those seals stamped with a part# on the outer metal ring? If he's been having those problems then you'd think he would check each seal individually to make sure the right one gets installed.
I agree. If the tranny guy knew there was a problem he should have been double checking.
I say, tell the guy to pull the needle out, and send the money it's gonna cost to take the trans to SOMEONE ELSE to inspect and repair. Lord only knows what else he botched...
Moneypitt
03-21-2007, 06:50 PM
Are you running a converter? And if not, how or what does the front seal ride on? Also, how many clicks during the install?.........MP
GofastRacer
03-21-2007, 07:15 PM
Are you running a converter? And if not, how or what does the front seal ride on? Also, how many clicks during the install?.........MP
Ray, it works the same as a convertor but it is direct drive, a hub going into the pump and ears bolted to the flexplate!..
GofastRacer
03-21-2007, 07:16 PM
I'd say it's time to find another tranny guy!..:eek:
DaveA
03-21-2007, 08:13 PM
I'd say it's time to find another tranny guy!..:eek:
What he said....
Dave----post count going up----A
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Moneypitt
03-21-2007, 08:23 PM
Ray, it works the same as a convertor but it is direct drive, a hub going into the pump and ears bolted to the flexplate!..
OK, How many clicks when he installed it?.........Same as a converter to make it work and seal?
Racey
03-21-2007, 08:25 PM
A good tranny guy shouldn't miss something like that, esp if he alread has had a problem.
I've never heard of a boat running a converter, but i'm a youngn', seems like a total waste to me:idea:
GofastRacer
03-21-2007, 08:55 PM
OK, How many clicks when he installed it?.........Same as a converter to make it work and seal?
It would still seal, but if it didn't engage(second click) it would wipe out the pump!..
fc-pilot
03-21-2007, 09:03 PM
That guy "Murphy", you know, the one who invented "Murphy's Law", rumor has it that he was a boater.
Murphy is a woman! Need I say more?
Paul
Moneypitt
03-21-2007, 09:43 PM
It would still seal, but if it didn't engage(second click) it would wipe out the pump!..
2 for a Ford, THREE for a TH350 or TH400. If the third click isn't engaged all sorts of bad things happen, including excessive runout that MAY be multiplied since this isn't a converter and it's only bolted to a flexplate.........Thats why I was asking HIM how many clicks during installation...........MP