Re: Torque converter rebuilding?

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>From: Larry Edson <sonofed@ix.netcom.com>

>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. 

I agree that drilling a hole is extreme.  The bentley manual shows a way to 
do it, but it requires that you let it sit overnight.  I think that's the 
way I would go if faced with the problem.

Don't know about the Chevy, but just turning it upside down will drain out 
less than half of the ATF from the VW TC just because the drain is above center.

Jim
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