Should I have a non locking convertor?

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Re: Should I have a non locking convertor?

Reply #15 – February 17, 2005, 11:48:42 PM

I don't think AOD's have converter clutches. The converter is just bypassed in 3rd & 4th gears. Someone told me the bucking was actually the trans clutches slipping due to low rpm. Something about not enough pressure in the trans to keep them tightly engaged. I suspect it's true because mine only does it at very low rpm.

Re: Should I have a non locking convertor?

Reply #16 – February 21, 2005, 10:45:14 PM

im not at all comfortable with the metal flakes you see after such a small amount of time. For christ sakes,, you should not physically ***SEE*** metal in the pan just yet. ,,,, maybe in a few more hundred miles id say "could be normal but keep your eye on it".

gezz, my AOD has over 200k and i dont have anything but perfect colored tranny fluid. I dont put any faith in that so called knumb skull bla bla bla break in theory. Best keep on em about the warrenty of the rebuild.

Re: Should I have a non locking convertor?

Reply #17 – February 22, 2005, 10:31:55 AM

I dont think there is much of a warrenty, local shops wanted way to much money and some wouldnt event touch our tranny. We took our chances with a private builder...he came highly recomended with the mustang guys around here, he was even credited in muscle mustang a wile back for building a trans for a 10 sec. mustang....our tranny was to be built to the same spects? ....I dont know... I guess well see!