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Can someone tell me if a 200 and a 200r4 stator support is the same and is it just a bolt in part?? Thanks I think we hurt something in our car this weekend and acts the same as above -- will not leave and last week was pulling tires 2 feet in the air.

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They are not the same. 200 has a support that is an integral casting to the pump cover, and the 200-4R has a press fit and bolted in support. The spline is the same though.

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Daran, Call Leo at Remac in San Dimas. He can probably get you fixed up.

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Greg, If the converter is that old, it could probably use springs and rollers in the sprag anyway.
Could be chewed up and not holding well.
I would say you ought to eliminate that variable at this point.

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Could you put a stick in it Greg? No more convertor drama.....Might want to keep that protrans for the Superbee,or is it a road runner, I get them confused. Eric

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O.K., it finally sunk into my tiny pea brain this morning that while the stator is in the torque converter, the stator SUPPORT is in the transmission. Therefore, it is conceivable that the change of converter possibly wouldn't fix the problem. I do now have a new converter ordered. What is involved in changing the stator support? If it is broken, will I see it?

Eric, I'd love to drive a stick car. I just don't know that I want to MAINTAIN one. The Stocker is a Super Bee. The bracket car is a Road Runner, but I don't think you've seen that.

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If the stator support is not obviously broken, try turning it with a big pair of channellock pliers. If it won' turn, it's not broken. Assuming you have a 727 in the car, I've never seen a 727 stator support break or spin out.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

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:D Here, here!! Give that man a beer!

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Eric, I'd love to drive a stick car. I just don't know that I want to MAINTAIN one.

The myth of a stick car is just that. With the modern clutches and trans maintenance is minimal. I see more guys covered in auto trans fluid cussing their convertors or sprags than any stick shift guy. But with the herd mentality most guys run autos.

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It's even worse than that, Rod. I have an electric shifter!

Seriously, I would like to drive a stick. Even though the transmissions are much more reliable, due to the fact that you set the clutches up so softly today, I thought the slippage required continual adjustment. I will say "Someday, maybe."