take the bolt to your FLAPS, get a Tap, Chase the threads,
most likely a 10 mm, by125 pitch
Greg in Fla
56 short
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom <tomntam@earthlink.net>
To: joe <chevy1@jps.net>; Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:42 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] torque converter problem
>I did try rotating the converter and the same lug gave a problem.
> Tom
>
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>Don't crush 'em, rebuild them!
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of joe
>Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:07 AM
>To: Tom; Oletrucks
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] torque converter problem
>
>
>I encountered a similar problem a while back. It seems the nose of the
>torque converter wasn't centered so it didn't want to allow me to tighten
>the torque converter bolts all the way. I just removed the bolts and
>rotated the torque converter 180 until it went all the way forward and the
>lugs of the converter were resting against the flywheel. You'll want to be
>careful that you don't warp the flywheel by tightening the bolts unevenly.
>Good ole 13mm bolts.
>
>Joe
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom <tomntam@earthlink.net>
>To: Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Date: Saturday, April 14, 2001 8:53 PM
>Subject: [oletrucks] torque converter problem
>
>
>>I recently bought a torque converter to go with my TH350 that is going in
>my
>>552nd TF. The converter that came off of the transmission was bolted on
>with
>>three nuts and bolts. The new converter had bolts that screwed through the
>>flywheel into the converter, which I was told made no difference. In the
>box
>>with the converter were three bolts along with a note that said the bolts
>>were metric and standard bolts should not be used. It could be a pain in
>the
>>neck down the road if a bolt should get lost or something, but not really
a
>>problem now.
>>However I got the converter on the tranny and the tranny up and bolted in,
>>complete with cross member. As I am bolting the converter to the flywheel,
>>with bolts provided, I noticed the 2nd bolt I screwed in started real good
>>and then got tight. I spun it on around and screwed in the third bolt and
>it
>>went in fine. Two of the bolts tightened down tight but that one bolt
would
>>not tighten down all the way. I am able to see the threads and they look
>>kinda buggered up. Its not stripped, but when it is tight as I can get it,
>>the bolt is still not tight against the flywheel. As a matter of fact if
I
>>tighten the other bolts one at a time, without the other bolts in the
>>converter, I can still wiggle the converter on the flywheel.
>>
>>I don't really know where I am going with this, other than to say, is
there
>>any harm, if I were to had some washers so the bolts would tighten up?
>>Should I take the converter back, to which they will think I used the
wrong
>>bolt, although they may not say that. Has anyone ever encountered a
>problem
>>like this? This is probably the one in a million.
>> Anyway thanks for the input,
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>1997 -2000 Racing Seasons
http://home.earthlink.net/~tomntam/index.html
>>Don't crush 'em, rebuild them!
>>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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