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jess66chevy · 08-26-2009, 11:36 PM

How much fluid should I put in a rebuilt torque converter?

**Captainfab** · 08-27-2009, 01:09 AM

Usually just dump a quart in it, then slide it on the input shaft. Make sure you get it all the way on. The front of the torque converter should be about 1 1/4" inside the front of the trans to engine surface.

TheDark1 · 08-27-2009, 08:47 AM

I usually put enough in until it runs out when you hold it horizontal. Some of the bigger ones take a little more, some smaller ones, not so much. Put a little on the outside of the snout where the seal sits too. It'll help keep from tearing the seal when you slide it in.

MacAttack · 08-27-2009, 10:00 AM

Not knowing any better - I think I put 3 quarts in the converter of the TH350 before putting it in. A bit slopped out but it was no big deal. Because of the big pan the builder put on the tranny, I put in about 4 more before firing off the new motor for 20 minutes. Took another case of B&M 'Trick Shift' to the transmission shop - when the flat bed picked up the old girl, back in early July.

Hope to see her again...........someday.

Mac.

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Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: How much ATF in torque converter? Usually just dump a quart in it, then slide it on the input shaft. Make sure you get it all the way on. The front of the torque converter should be about 1 1/4" inside the front of the trans to engine surface. __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

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TheDark1 Intentionally Left Blank Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Broussard, LA Posts: 355	Re: How much ATF in torque converter? I usually put enough in until it runs out when you hold it horizontal. Some of the bigger ones take a little more, some smaller ones, not so much. Put a little on the outside of the snout where the seal sits too. It'll help keep from tearing the seal when you slide it in. __________________ 1965 C-10 Short Fleet 468/TKO 5-Speed 2004 2500HD Crew 496/Ally Blacked Out (SOLD!!) 1997 Formula WS6 2004 Jeep Wrangler (Sold) 2013 Jeep Wrangler (Sold) 2017 Jeep Wrangler (Blacked Out on 35's) 2011 GMC D-Max Dually Denali 3500HD (Sold) 2015 GMC D-Max Dually Denali 3500HD (Sold) 2018 GMC D-Max Dually Denali 3500HD (Sold) 2020 D-Max Dually Denali on 33x12.50's 1979 GMC Short Bed Step-Side 4x4 350/350 Low Miles

08-27-2009, 10:00 AM	#4
MacAttack 283 Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Surf City, CA Posts: 2,435	Re: How much ATF in torque converter? Not knowing any better - I think I put 3 quarts in the converter of the TH350 before putting it in. A bit slopped out but it was no big deal. Because of the big pan the builder put on the tranny, I put in about 4 more before firing off the new motor for 20 minutes. Took another case of B&M 'Trick Shift' to the transmission shop - when the flat bed picked up the old girl, back in early July. Hope to see her again...........someday. Mac. __________________ For about 12 years of my adult life I had a severe speech impediment. My ex-wife never let me get a word in edgewise.



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