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In case anyone doesn't know Shovel is what some Chevelle owners call Chevelle's. Good catch Larry! I kinda wondered about the off balance torque converter. I am not sure why these guys wanted to do that. It was worth it though cause the trans failed after about 300 miles. I was still under warranty. The shop told me that they wanted to verify the fluid in the torque converter wasn't burned. J- ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ Subject: Re: Torque converter rebuilding? Author: type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE Date: 5/19/97 4:33 PM At 01:00 PM 5/16/97 PDT, Jason Renville wrote: >I,m not sure about VW torque converters but when I had a replaced a >TH-350 in my Shovel the trans shop drilled a hole in my torque converter >and drained the fluid. They then plugged the hole with a threaded plug. > They told me that they would not warranty the Trans if I didn't have >the old fluid drained from the torque converter. They did if for no >charge so maybe ask the shop you are working with? > I've heard of people improvising by using a snow shovel when they didn't have a sled -- but I never heard of one with a automatic trans. Drilling a hole in a torque converter seems a little extreme. Granted that getting the fluid out can be challenging but, unless VW torque converters are very different from the Chevy ones that I have worked with, it isn't impossible. I would be concerned that putting a plug in the torque coverter would unbalance it and reduce the life of the drivetrain. On my daughter's Chevy I just turned it upside down on top of my oil changing container and left it there a couple days. Then I filled it up half way with new fluid before remounting it. That ensured that when I refilled the trans I had most of the needed fluid in the system when it was first started. Larry ---Larry Edson, Editor Karmann Ghia Club of North America Campbell, CA '65 Type 345 (electric sunroof) '66 Type 343 '67 Bug (sunroof) '49 Ford pickup