<VV> Changing a torque converter

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Jim,

It seems that the convertor may have been replaced previously chasing the same problem.  Could the flex plate be the cause of the broken starter nose and the missing teeth?

--Bryan

On Dec 4, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Jim Simpson wrote:

> We need to change the torque converter on one of our member's cars - a '65
> powerglide to be exact.  We were investigating why the starter wouldn't
> engage properly and found that a) the nose on the starter had broken and b)
> that the reason for the broken nose was that there are several missing teeth
> on the ring gear.  (The teeth appear to have been missing for some time;
> we're not entirely sure of the history of the engine but it was a used one
> that was installed in the car a few years ago.  Likely the teeth were
> missing back then.)