Re: [Chrysler300] 300F torque converter and remote booster

Hi Rich and Group,

The 62 and up torque converters and the cast iron TF converters are two different animals. You can by rebuilt converters for the 62 and up just about anywhere. The early ones require completely different tooling to rebuild. I think that Chrysler Corp was the only manufacturer to have a converter designed this way. The later units use a flex plate that is bolted to the crank shaft, and the converter is bolted to this with 4 bolts. The front hub is also what drives the front pump in the trans and rides in a bushing in the pump. The early unit has a small bolt circle with studs that go through a flange on the crankshaft, and are secured with nuts. Something like 8 or so. The other end has a very short seal surface that only seals the converter hub. A drive sleeve connects the converter to the front pump and has an O-ring on the converter side, and a steel ring on the pump side. Lots more places to leak, and also one of the causes for the drain back from the converter if they don’t seal fully. I will try and put together a picture article for the next E-News, as it’s kind of hard to explain in writing.

300ly,

Don Verity

From: Rich Barber

Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 3:38 AM

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Subject: [Chrysler300] 300F torque converter and remote booster

The shop that overhauled the TorqueFlite in our 1964 Chrysler 300K had its
torque converter rebuilt at the shop listed below. I don’t have many miles
on it yet, but they may be a valid source for left-coasters and others. The
large independent tranny shop that rebuilt my Torky seems to like and trust
Saxco and that’s about all I have on them.

The TCI video and others from TCI was helpful. A lockup TC might help the
MPG’s! It’s rather hard to understand how a TC fails unless the little
vanes break or junk from elsewhere in the tranny gets to its precision seals
and surfaces. Of course, high-speed kickdowns and smoky burnouts can be
hard on every moving part in the drivetrain.

BTW, Power Brake Exchange in San Jose re-rebuilt the remote booster from our
300K in about an hour today. It will go back into the LF wheel well
tomorrow and hopefully hold a high and hard pedal. Pictures of the booster
are available for the curious.

With all the problems going on in the world today, I am glad to see the
flames out on our little dialog.

Saxco Torque Converters
Address: 927 Berryessa Rd
San Jose, CA 95133-1002
Phone: (408) 453-6101

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Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F torque converter problem?

Hi group,

Here is a link to TCI, a company that reconditions torque converters.
The video shows a step-by-step procedure that they use. It's informative and
the illustration quality is good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29-9LRtkGTM

Enjoy,
Marshall Goodknight