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I'll be the first to say I don't know a thing about automatic transmissions and whatever happened with mine last night has stumped a few others besides myself.
1) Pulled tranny to replace rear main
2) Drained tranny and coolers to get rid of old ATF
3) Reinstalled tranny, filled with fluid, topped off torque converter, etc.
4) Started motor and heard loud grinding
5) Pulled tranny to see that I bent the cover plate and it was rubbing on the flex plate (thin piece of metal that shields the bottom of the flex plate was bent)
6) Straightened out plate and reinstalled tranny by hand all the way to the motor to make sure the torque converter was seated properly (it was)
7) Started motor and no more grinding, plate clears fine now
Here's where the pooh hits....
Ran motor with Tranny in Park and Neutral for about 10-15 minutes. Heard a slight whine/chug from the front of the tranny but couldn't discern it from regular old noise the motor/exhaust makes at the time. All of the sudden the motor stalls with somewhat of a quiet squeal. Try to start it up and nothing, tries to crank but won't turn over. Let it cool for a minute or two and it cranks back up and dies. This time with the t-case in neutral it starts and I throw the tranny into Drive, things quiet up (this is when I realize there was that little whine/chug before), everything runs smooth. It will now start fine and sounds good. Engaging the tranny into drive spins everything (outputs on the t-case). I have not driven it yet because I'm confused as to what could be screwed.
The pump is working because the cooler lines are warm going out. The torque converter had to be seated correctly because I slid the tranny into it's final place by hand without using the bolts to force it. The tranny works and is spinning the t-case. The tranny/coolers were bone dry for about a week. This is where I'm stumped. Any ideas what it could have been???
1) Pulled tranny to replace rear main
2) Drained tranny and coolers to get rid of old ATF
3) Reinstalled tranny, filled with fluid, topped off torque converter, etc.
4) Started motor and heard loud grinding
5) Pulled tranny to see that I bent the cover plate and it was rubbing on the flex plate (thin piece of metal that shields the bottom of the flex plate was bent)
6) Straightened out plate and reinstalled tranny by hand all the way to the motor to make sure the torque converter was seated properly (it was)
7) Started motor and no more grinding, plate clears fine now
Here's where the pooh hits....
Ran motor with Tranny in Park and Neutral for about 10-15 minutes. Heard a slight whine/chug from the front of the tranny but couldn't discern it from regular old noise the motor/exhaust makes at the time. All of the sudden the motor stalls with somewhat of a quiet squeal. Try to start it up and nothing, tries to crank but won't turn over. Let it cool for a minute or two and it cranks back up and dies. This time with the t-case in neutral it starts and I throw the tranny into Drive, things quiet up (this is when I realize there was that little whine/chug before), everything runs smooth. It will now start fine and sounds good. Engaging the tranny into drive spins everything (outputs on the t-case). I have not driven it yet because I'm confused as to what could be screwed.
The pump is working because the cooler lines are warm going out. The torque converter had to be seated correctly because I slid the tranny into it's final place by hand without using the bolts to force it. The tranny works and is spinning the t-case. The tranny/coolers were bone dry for about a week. This is where I'm stumped. Any ideas what it could have been???
