I have put the converter all of the way in. But once the tranny was bolted up the converted was still seated back away from the Flex plate. When I pull it to the Flex plate it no longer turns the drive shaft splines. What does this mean? Please help. thanks

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: ecarpener21 ]</p>

Two questions.

How do you know it isn't turning the splines, and second how far away from the flex plate is the converter before you pull it forward?

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I know it isn't turning the splines because I turn the flexplate and converter and hold the tail shaft and it does not turn. adn I guess It moves forward about a quarter inch. Thanks for replying

1/4" is normal amount of play. Also, there is no connection between input splines and tail shaft until the engine is running and the tranny hydraulid pump is pressurizing the tranny control system. Your installation is fine. Worst thing that can happen is the torque converter is not seated in the front pump (sounds like the voice of experience doesn't it!). When this happens, you wipe out the pump as soon as you turn the engine over. You don't have that problem because you have that 1/4" play which tells you that the units are meshed properly.

[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: willys36@aol.com ]</p>

Thank you for your help

I would be worried if you could turn the drive shaft by turning the convertor by hand.

I have a related question, I have never installed a auto tranny with the torque converter. I have read and herd about the two clicks as you rotated the converter on to the transmission after that I would guess is the time to slide the trans on to the engine with the alinement pins and secure the bolts of the transmission to the block. After that do you rotated the motor by the flexplate or damper pulley and start bolting up the torque converter bolts up?? Thanks my first have done a couple of stick shifts. Ed ke6bnl

I just bolted the torque converter.
But as you can read I am no tranny expert.

Thanks for your advice every thing works just fine. When I was putting in the fluid it started to pour onto the ground I think I should have run it a little before I put in all the fluid oh well.

Yeah you always have to have the tranny running when you add fluid. The transmission pump needs to be running in order to circulate the fluid......