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Thanks for the information. Yes I did break the tabs during the first installation of the transmission. Yes the tabs drive the oil pump for the tranny. When installing the transmisson, it was not bolting up right, so we pulled it back and turn the torque converter and it fell inside the tabs. I drove the car home with no problems, other than the camshaft going out (two exhaust lobes wiped out). I was reinstalling the front seal because it was leaking when I saw that the tabs were broken. I am not sure when the tabs broke, could I felt the converter slip down into the tabs, but they did break. So there it is, I made a big mistake. I cost me $40.00 to get fixed at a transmisson place in Daytona Beach here. Thanks for all the information on this problem and all the other help and advise this group has given me. Hope I one day I will get all the problem fixed and I can drive this car. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] auto transmission question > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Kieth, > those tabs drive the front pump providing the pressure to the entire trans. > You should deffinatly not try to run it or you might also smoke the clutches > because there is no fresh fluid being pumped through. A replacement pump > might be in ored or a new pump gear. hope this helps. > Sean > '66 Chevelle > > > >From: "Keith Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [Chevelle-List] auto transmission question > >Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 09:30:35 -0500 > > > >The torque convertor has two slot which slide onto two metal tabs, these > >tabs are broken off. I was replacing the front transmission seal in my 1971 > >Chevelle automatic and found the two metal tab pieces sitting there. What > >function do these tabs serve? Do they drive an oil pump or something? Are > >these indexing tabs? > >Help? I wanted to start the car today but now have this new problem. > >Keith > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
