Shimming new converter....need opinions.....
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Shimming new converter....need opinions.....
I have my trans out and was check fitting everything with the new Circle D converter, and I am trying to decide on what shims I should use. Leaving any space there makes me REALLY nervous....I know that it's supposed to have some....I'm just curious about peoples experiences and opinions on which shim I should use. I was thinking about using the THICK shims to make the gap LESS than 1/8th......what do you guys think?
Stock bolts with no shims
Stock bolts with small shims
Stock bolts with THICK shims......this is what looks correct to me
One of the size of the garage I am swapping it in......man....next time I transfer.....TWO CAR garage! HA HA!
One of the truck apart.....took the wheel off and the bracing because that is where we slipped the bell housing through....jack stands weren't very tall so we had to slip the trans under the truck on the creeper and then pick it up onto the trans jack.........man.......next purchase.....taller jack stands....
Trans under the truck on the creeper....
One of the full truck....
Stock bolts with no shims
Stock bolts with small shims
Stock bolts with THICK shims......this is what looks correct to me
One of the size of the garage I am swapping it in......man....next time I transfer.....TWO CAR garage! HA HA!
One of the truck apart.....took the wheel off and the bracing because that is where we slipped the bell housing through....jack stands weren't very tall so we had to slip the trans under the truck on the creeper and then pick it up onto the trans jack.........man.......next purchase.....taller jack stands....
Trans under the truck on the creeper....
One of the full truck....
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When I installed my yank 3600 I was told that the converter should have no more then 3/16 from the flex plate to converter pads best way to figure it out was use a drill bit
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Thanks Chris.......your one sentence made me realize what I was doing wrong along with silver-mod-o.......I was beat to crap from a day at work before I could get under the truck so I was just taking a few to see what all of the talk was about.....thank you guys for clearing that up......stupid...I know.....HA HA!
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Remember, there is no stupid question. Good that you asked, who knows what might of happened. You basically want about 1/8 pull back on the converter to the flexplate once the trans is bolted up. If it is more than that, add the shims we sent to achieve the 1/8 clearance. Good luck and let us know if you need more help....
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Remember, there is no stupid question. Good that you asked, who knows what might of happened. You basically want about 1/8 pull back on the converter to the flexplate once the trans is bolted up. If it is more than that, add the shims we sent to achieve the 1/8 clearance. Good luck and let us know if you need more help....
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I don't know if you remember me but I am Moylan with the 2C. We talked about 224-228 cams and I'm in the military.
I just kept looking at it laying on the creeper thinking "that gap just makes me seriously uncomfortable...I couldn't IMAGINE that gap on some of these guys trucks at 7,000RPM's" Thanks for the help man! Hopefully I will get this thing into the truck today-ish. I have a command picnic, and then I have watch 2330 to 0800 tonight so I MIGHT have to sleep on the creeper for a bit....LOL. Going to head out to Pomona to watch some drag racing on Sunday so it might inspire me to get it done when I get home from the 200 mile drive....HA HA!
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