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break down..torque converter problem?
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:37:18 -0800 (PST), aspd watch
> wrote: >Hello everyone, > >I have a question I'd like to ask. My dad has a 1994 chevy C-350, >which comes with an automatic transmission. > >Just a couple of minutes ago, he informed me that his truck will no >longer go into gear when shifting the transmission. The truck is >making a whining noise, particularly when the transmission is set in >neutral. He also told me that the torque converter is spinning when >the trans is set in neutral, but I thought it's supposed to do that? > > When I drove the truck earlier today, I noticed that when I put it >in reverse, there was a kind of loud thud noise immediately after the >gear was shifted in reverse. It kind of sounded like the sound of a >gear skipping over with some missing teeth. This has been going on >for a couple of months, and we assumed that maybe some teeth were >breaking off a gear from somewhere under the truck. > >Is this likely a torque converter problem, or could this be something >else entirely? The converter always turns. If it's 2 wheel drive, and the driveshaft is not turning, then it's an internal trans problem. If it's 4 wheel drive, it could be the transfer case. |
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