Philippe Holland
Member
Hello,
I've just swapped BW35 gearboxes as I had a reverse gear problem.
It seems that the 'pronged nose' on the torque converter did not align properly with the oil pump on the gearbox. The box pulled squarely onto the block and tightened up without too much pressure, but it was only when trying to start the car did I realise that the started ring was 'crushed' against the block.
My first question is: Have I damaged the torque converter? It seems to have a semi flexible mounting and hopefully has only been compressed.
Second question is: Do I have to remove the box completely to align the pump or can I slide it back and then turn the converter over to align the parts.
And the third is: Please tell me I'm not the only person in the world to have made this mistake?!
Many thanks,
Philippe
I've just swapped BW35 gearboxes as I had a reverse gear problem.
It seems that the 'pronged nose' on the torque converter did not align properly with the oil pump on the gearbox. The box pulled squarely onto the block and tightened up without too much pressure, but it was only when trying to start the car did I realise that the started ring was 'crushed' against the block.
My first question is: Have I damaged the torque converter? It seems to have a semi flexible mounting and hopefully has only been compressed.
Second question is: Do I have to remove the box completely to align the pump or can I slide it back and then turn the converter over to align the parts.
And the third is: Please tell me I'm not the only person in the world to have made this mistake?!
Many thanks,
Philippe