How exactly do I know if a converter is bad? What kind of signs would it give me? I hear and feel something vibrating at the tranny (i think)only under a light load, if I get on it no noise or vibration or even at consistant cruiseing speeds. If I hit a bump while takeing off the noise and vibration seem to go togather with the bounceing too.

 

I think I would check my tranny mount.

 

not the mount, it is brand new but i did check it anyways, and now the noise and vibration is hapening even in nutral at idle. Any sugestions on if it could by my converter?

 

cracked flexplate?

 

The flexplate is not cracked either but are those supose to be somewhat cuped? could it be that maybe that it aint cuped enough or too much? Still how do I figure out if it is my converter cause that is what im being lead to think but I don't want to sink the money into one if that aint it, if I do need a converter I just might replace the flexplate too while im at it. BUT HOW DO I KNOW??

 

What does 'cuped' mean?

 

oops... cupped

 

is the car stalling when you put it in gear? when does the vibration show up..I know only a little about converters..probably not enough to help ya.....hope someone else drops in...

 

only stalled once, vibration starts up it seems as soon as the tranny heats up or at least it gets noticible and it will continue doing it even in park at idle, sometimes it seems that it does it till just after the engine stops sometimes. weird i know trust me, i have never realy heard of a bad converter, and the one that was would not stay running, it seemed to lower the stall. but that does not seem to be the case.

 

I knew my torque converter went bad after I looked under the car and saw this...

 

good indication!!!!

 

First thing I saw was the trail, then the dust sheild broken laying in the road and then the TQ

 

good lord, mine looks better than that

im not leakin any fluid and i dont even have a dust cover on it yet, cant find one to fit.

Any one have any other input on bad converters?

 

well i put my car in park a little soon today, i heard the car make the same noise it has been makeing, I got out of the car rocked the car back and forth, sure thing makes the noise in park when the car is rockin, converter??

 

The only thing that I can suggest would be to take the converter out of the car and give close visual inspection. Make sure thereare no cracks anywhere and make sure it is not "ballooned". Also I know it's heavy, but drain allthe fluid out of it. Look for pieces of metal in the fluid and then shake it around ajnd listen for rattles. This doesn't sound like a converter problem to me though. Good luck

 

thanks to you all, as soon as I get some free time away from school and work Im gonna rip it off, I really think it is the converter, but I dont know why it went bad, it came out of an astro and it was fine in the van, could not handle the hp? I dont know thanks for the info.