Former Torque Converter...

Mark Yacavone · 06-14-2013, 04:05 PM

This is what happens when you put a street and strip converter behind a 6-71 blown SBC in a Model A street rod. The sprag rollers were completely gone, which means the were ground up and went through the trans.
I was able to save the T350 but there was a lot of damage in the front half.
How this relates to to S/SS , is that I suspect the converter was ballooning, and the rear most bearing popped out of place an disintegrated .That allowed the stator to slap back and forth and punch out the inner race and rollers, causing them to bend all the fins over.
Believe it or not ,there are still some 8 " units out there that are built in the old school way.

06-14-2013, 04:05 PM	#1
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,818 Likes: 2,909 Liked 5,126 Times in 1,954 Posts	Former Torque Converter... This is what happens when you put a street and strip converter behind a 6-71 blown SBC in a Model A street rod. The sprag rollers were completely gone, which means the were ground up and went through the trans. I was able to save the T350 but there was a lot of damage in the front half. How this relates to to S/SS , is that I suspect the converter was ballooning, and the rear most bearing popped out of place an disintegrated .That allowed the stator to slap back and forth and punch out the inner race and rollers, causing them to bend all the fins over. Believe it or not ,there are still some 8 " units out there that are built in the old school way. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers