johnny08

Ok i was running good shifting good ... and when i got to my destination... ATF was running out under the truck.

My cooler line had been spliced with a cheap looking hose ... And this hose split.... So I got a ride for a new hose and added fluid 3 Quarts... felt a slight slip and added two more quarts... slowly drove a few miles and added three more quarts of fluid...


After all this my shifting is real weak... And i drop the pan found some metal shavings... looks like about a half a teaspoon worth... And its not magnetic.

What could this be???

is my converter bad???

jesussaves

converter clutches

johnny08

Should I replace the converter?? or will it be OK? I was just gonna do a shift kit and adjust the bands.

Richie O

We don't have clutches in our conv's.

BC847

Assuming you have the stock/OEM 727 or A518 transmission (don't know what year 1st gen you have), your transmission runs a NON lock-up torque converter. As such, it has NO clutch in the converter.

Are you positive the material is metal? The clutch-packs associated with each gear use steel discs between the clutch discs. The only non-magnetic metal in the trans is aluminum, that being the valve-body and the transmission case.

DOH! Rich done treed me!

kensmachine

you cant pull the pan of a 727, 518, 618, 904,500, with out finding some metal in the pan. transmission shop trade secret look your trany is on the way out time for a rebiuld. the aluminum comes from the plants and converters stator Ken

The_Head

How much is considered "normal wear"?

I remember pulling my pan last year and there was some in the pan. I figured it was from the tranny breaking in. I dunno.

jughead

i have never pulled the pan on a torgue-flite that didnt have a small pile of metal in it. dont worry about it unless you see a thin layer over most of the pan. in 40 years i have pulled a fair share of those pans.