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how do u tell if a torque convertor is bad???

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Old 01-02-2007, 01:42 AM
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should you be able to feel and hear the insides move around inside it when u shake it or move it alot???
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:48 AM
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no not at all
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:52 AM
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so its not supposed to make any noise??? even if its outa a dodge inteprid p.o.s. car???i asked on here cus the dodge site itnt all that active, and i know i always get good help on here...tryn to fix the pos so i can have money for my stang!!lol
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:56 AM
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by the way this is when its sitting in my lap not in the car, but my car was making a wobbly noise when i put it in gear till i took off above a idle, then it started leaking out the front of the tranny but the front seal looks ok, so i dont know what the hell im dealing with now, 2 flexplate bolts were a tad loose so that may have been the wobbly clunk clunk sound when in drive but not moving, it did it moving to but only at like 5mph
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yep.. its bad... get a new one
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:59 AM
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Default RE: how do u tell if a torque convertor is bad???

if its jus a stock one and you have it out of the car...just buy another one.i think they range from 100 to 300 bucks...
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Old 01-02-2007, 02:06 AM
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if its jus a stock one and you have it out of the car...just buy another one.i think they range from 100 to 300 bucks...
its a remand one, the previous idiot had the entire tranny rebuilt. ok so no warranty on it but yeah, it didnt always make the noise, and usally not in park, it wasnt till u put it in gear and sat there for a second.ok so why would it leak out the front of the tranny if the front seal looked ok??glad it aint my mustang having this issue, no that car needs a nice fresh 5.0 with a highrise intake and a fatty 4barrell, but anyway back to dodge hell, if u know about bad torque convertors and leaks let me know, i want this car fixed right the first time and sold
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the torque converter could be the leak...
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yes it u will be able to hear the inside moving around if u shake it iseriously doubtr u have a bad torque converter its just a turbine that mounts to the input shaft and redirect the fluid
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If you're shaking it and it's not on the car your going to hear some stuff moving around inside of it.Stuff WILLmove around inside if you're shaking it and it's off the car.
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