[FC] Re: <VV> Changed Tirque Converter, Now a Vibration...UPDATE

[Harry Yarnell]

With a 1/4" runout (as seen in the inspection hole) indicates a dented
converter. There's no way that can be mounted wrong, as it would surely bind
on the shafts.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mikeamauro@AOL.COM>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>; <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 4:39 PM
Subject: <VV> Changed Tirque Converter, Now a Vibration...UPDATE


> Idled real slow and looked through opening in housing....Observed (at
least)
> 1/4" converter runout (read wobble).  Either the converter is not bolted
up
> square, or the rebuilder did a poor job of reassembling the torque
converter.
> Anything else cause the wobble?
> Thanks,
> Mike Mauro
>
> In a message dated 8/30/03 7:33:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Mikeamauro
> writes:
>
>
> > Thanks to all who replied to my query concerning boil out of tranny
fluid
> > from 64 Greenbrier PG.  Installing a rebuilt torque converter solved the
boil
> > out of tranny fluid.  Unfortunately, now a different problem: A
rotational
> > vibration/shutter, when engine is revved in neutral, and when moving in
drive.
> > The vibration won't shake your eye teeth out, but it's definitely
> > there....starts about 2200 RPM.  The rebuilt converter came from a
Corvair vendor, and
> > was advertised as "professionally rebuilt with all worm parts replaced".
I
> > suppose a torque converter can be out of balance?  Any ideas, similar
> > experiences?  Not looking forward to dealing with the vendor, nor
pulling the drive
> > train back out.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any advice/insights forthcoming,
> > Mike Mauro, 64 Greenbrier Deluxe, PG, A/C
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> Thanks to all who replied to my query concerning boil out of tranny fluid
> from 64 Greenbrier PG.  Installing a rebuilt torque converter solved the
boil out
> of tranny fluid.  Unfortunately, now a different problem: A rotational
> vibration/shutter, when engine is revved in neutral, and when moving in
drive.  The
> vibration won't shake your eye teeth out, but it's definitely
there....starts
> about 2200 RPM.  The rebuilt converter came from a Corvair vendor, and was
> advertised as "professionally rebuilt with all worm parts replaced".  I
suppose a
> torque converter can be out of balance?  Any ideas, similar experiences?
Not
> looking forward to dealing with the vendor, nor pulling the drive train
back
> out.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice/insights forthcoming,
> Mike Mauro, 64 Greenbrier Deluxe, PG, A/C
>
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