Alto introduces new torque converter steel for ZF, Chrysler transmissions
Alto has introduced a new torque converter steel for ZF and Chrysler transmissions from model years 2010 and on. The selective .196″/5mm torque converter steel (part no. 215765C) is made for ZF8HP45 and 845RE (AL450E) models. The company notes that this torque converter steel can be used with Alto # 215758A or # 215758B, and permits the user to adjust
Taking It Up A Notch
Few people have spent more time with torque converters than Joe Rivera of ProTorque Performance Products. Joe tells us he started working with transmissions at the age of 12. His father, Joe Sr., operated one of the earliest Lee Myles shops on Long Island. Last month, we discussed the profitability potential for transmission shops that
Torque Converter Welder
This torque converter welding machine from Hydra-Test is designed and adjusted in accordance with all the nuances, which may occur during the welding halves of a torque converter serving as a key in solving TC Problems. Various modes are offered to suit volumes and preferences; the unit can be used with one or two welding
The State of the Converter Industry
With all things considered; I think we had more business problems in the market crash of 2008, but we overcame that situation, and I believe we will all survive this ordeal.
6R140 Torque Converter
Suncoast’s new 6R140 torque converters are now available from Whatever It Takes.
5R110 Torque Converter
This new Suncoast product is available exclusively from WIT.
My MB E320 Sedan Story, a.k.a. ‘My 722.6 Story’
This month we make a temporary departure from the traditional Torque Converter Tech Tip article. Instead, we offer a different perspective: a torque-converter story as experienced and told by the vehicle owner. In our business we wrestle with the technical side of completing repairs and we all try to remain focused on the fact that some individual, outside our industry, owns and drives that vehicle. This gentleman not only had the motivation and determination to resolve a multi-year ongoing problem but also was willing to make a 15-hour drive to take the vehicle to a shop that he believed could fix that problem. We let him tell it in his own words.
Ins and Outs of Torque Converters
Plotting the pathways of the oil that enters and exits the converter is not an easy task if you are only looking at the parts of the converter. Adding a stator support and an input shaft to the converter parts makes this task somewhat easier.
Ins and Outs of Torque Converters
Ed Lee presents a two-part project about the ins and outs of torque converters, starting with the outs.
