WHAT IS INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT SO MANY TIMES I HAVE HEARD OF TORQUE CONVERTER BALLOONING AND CAUSING THRUST BEARING FAILURE AND I SEE NO BALLOONING IN THIS VID. JUST THE HIGH TORQUE CONVERTER PRESSURE PUSHING CONVERTER FORWARD INTO CRANKSHAFT. I HAVE YET TO SEE CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF SO CALLED BALLOONING. NOT TO SAY IT CAN'T HAPPEN. I'M SURE TORQUE CONVERTERS HAVE EXPLODED BEFORE AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN ON SEVERE OR RACING APPLICATION. CONVERTER SHELLS SEEM PRETTEY STRONG TO ME.
I found that interesting as I am fascinated the way a torque convertor works! The way oil from one plate to another can move a car at speed is great. I have always driven manual cars but m moving towards the VW/SKODA DSG or Ford DCT system. I think they also have some form of torque convertor.
I've never seen a convertor running before, only a demo of people saying how they think it works.
The design of a thrust bearing is such that it can handle a only tiny fraction of the load that a typical radial bearing (like a rod or main bearing) can withstand. Unlike the radial bearing, there is no oil wedge being created by a thrust bearing to help it survive high bearing loads. Great video Billydelrio273. THANKS FOR POSTING IT!!
Billydelrio273 knows his shit and if you doubters would listen to him you might actually learn something. Ive been building engines professionally for 15 years and have seen several thrust failures and most were caused by a restriction in the trans, trans cooler or cooler lines that would cause excessive pressure to build up behind converter. The converter acts just like a hydraulic cylinder with the trans constantly pushing it forward. The higher the pressure the more force on thrust bearing..
are you sure it wasn't the 7th fetzer valve? looked like a tremendous build up of gook...crud. I could fix it if I had some 40 weight oil and ball bearings.
Actually, the narration of the video stated that the thrust bearing was new and the endplay was minimum. All of the movement was the flexplate bending, not the crankshaft moving. That exact thrust bearing went on to win three consecutive championships and is still in the eninge, so I am sure it is not bad.
Hi. By end float I guess you mean the freedom of the converter to flex/float forward until it bottoms in the crankshaft. Yes, the flex plate is thin, but nearly twice as thick as a stock plate. The idea I ment to express was not that the flex plate was flexing, but that the converter was pushing forward hard enough to flex the plate until the converter bottomed out in the crankshaft. The crankshaft was not moving forward in that video, please trust me on that.
This just happened in my 2001 ram, I'm having transmission rebuilt and changing all trans cooler lines and cooler, there is a check ball in the lower line into trans cooler and we found it to be restricted, great video of this happening
@dwilha hey i recomend thet you put a trans cooler on the dodge and on the cooler line there is a one way flow valve and they are common to stop up and stop the flow of fluid.. i would take it off and put just a strait hose...its alot better that way
WHAT IS INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT SO MANY TIMES I HAVE HEARD OF TORQUE CONVERTER BALLOONING AND CAUSING THRUST BEARING FAILURE AND I SEE NO BALLOONING IN THIS VID. JUST THE HIGH TORQUE CONVERTER PRESSURE PUSHING CONVERTER FORWARD INTO CRANKSHAFT. I HAVE YET TO SEE CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF SO CALLED BALLOONING. NOT TO SAY IT CAN'T HAPPEN. I'M SURE TORQUE CONVERTERS HAVE EXPLODED BEFORE AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN ON SEVERE OR RACING APPLICATION. CONVERTER SHELLS SEEM PRETTEY STRONG TO ME.
revscott58 2 months ago
I found that interesting as I am fascinated the way a torque convertor works! The way oil from one plate to another can move a car at speed is great. I have always driven manual cars but m moving towards the VW/SKODA DSG or Ford DCT system. I think they also have some form of torque convertor.
I've never seen a convertor running before, only a demo of people saying how they think it works.
urbex2007 7 months ago
The design of a thrust bearing is such that it can handle a only tiny fraction of the load that a typical radial bearing (like a rod or main bearing) can withstand. Unlike the radial bearing, there is no oil wedge being created by a thrust bearing to help it survive high bearing loads. Great video Billydelrio273. THANKS FOR POSTING IT!!
texasengine 9 months ago
Billydelrio273 knows his shit and if you doubters would listen to him you might actually learn something. Ive been building engines professionally for 15 years and have seen several thrust failures and most were caused by a restriction in the trans, trans cooler or cooler lines that would cause excessive pressure to build up behind converter. The converter acts just like a hydraulic cylinder with the trans constantly pushing it forward. The higher the pressure the more force on thrust bearing..
texasengine 9 months ago
are you sure it wasn't the 7th fetzer valve? looked like a tremendous build up of gook...crud. I could fix it if I had some 40 weight oil and ball bearings.
kenfo0 11 months ago
@kenfo0 Fletch. lol
CoolasIce2 2 months ago
Check check ball.
BigPun501 1 year ago
Pretty easy to avoid. Just use a manual transmission. :p
TestECull 1 year ago
Sounds horny.
NoPlaceForLoafers 1 year ago
Motor sounds bad ass!
capncrunchalot 1 year ago 2
cheap ebay/tci converter
nickyjam770 1 year ago
@nickyjam770
No, it was not an ebay converter nor was it a TCI connverter. The problem was a restriction in the transmission, not the Hughes converter.
Billydelrio273 1 year ago
@Billydelrio273 throw that shit away
nickyjam770 1 year ago
wow are you guys dumb that's a bad trust bearing in the engine any mechanic would tell you that
wannascme 2 years ago
Actually, the narration of the video stated that the thrust bearing was new and the endplay was minimum. All of the movement was the flexplate bending, not the crankshaft moving. That exact thrust bearing went on to win three consecutive championships and is still in the eninge, so I am sure it is not bad.
Billydelrio273 2 years ago 3
@Billydelrio273 yeah its a bold call saying its end float based on that vid, especially since a flex plate is so thin and AMAZINGLY it flexes.....
deztructo123 1 year ago
@deztructo123
Hi. By end float I guess you mean the freedom of the converter to flex/float forward until it bottoms in the crankshaft. Yes, the flex plate is thin, but nearly twice as thick as a stock plate. The idea I ment to express was not that the flex plate was flexing, but that the converter was pushing forward hard enough to flex the plate until the converter bottomed out in the crankshaft. The crankshaft was not moving forward in that video, please trust me on that.
Billydelrio273 1 year ago
This just happened in my 2001 ram, I'm having transmission rebuilt and changing all trans cooler lines and cooler, there is a check ball in the lower line into trans cooler and we found it to be restricted, great video of this happening
dwilha 2 years ago
@dwilha hey i recomend thet you put a trans cooler on the dodge and on the cooler line there is a one way flow valve and they are common to stop up and stop the flow of fluid.. i would take it off and put just a strait hose...its alot better that way
wsmikey 1 year ago
@wsmikey if you do that the fluid will drain back in the pan. there is a reason the one way valve is there. i have a $3000 bill to prove it.
superman7052 1 year ago