Powerglide Installation Help C1 or C2
This powerglide thing is new to me and I'm starting from scratch so any help would be really appreciated. It's for a '62, so it's an aluminum transmission and I'm hoping some midyear knowledge may apply, too. I've seen a couple of Youtube videos which may be helpful if accurate but I can't find answers to my questions in the ST-12 or the passenger car shop manuals.
The ring gear on the flex plate is offset and the flex plate is not symmetrical front to back so I don't know which side is front and gets mounted to the crankshaft. Of course, I can install the starter and check alignment, but hoping someone knows so I don't have to go through that exercise.
Is there anything special about the three flex plate to torque converter bolts. Did I find them correctly in the parts book as 3/8-24 x 9/16"? Are the retaining nuts supposed to be something special? I see something in the parts book which is also 3/8-24 labeled "retainer, converter to flywheel" which makes me wonder if they are not ordinary nuts.
Once the transmission is attached to the engine and the torque converter is pushed all the way back into the transmission, is there a spec for the gap between the torque converter and the flex plate, before the converter is moved forward to mate with the flex plate?
How much fluid gets added to the converter before installation - 1 quart, 2 quarts?
A lot of questions, but thanks in advance for any help.
Rick
The ring gear on the flex plate is offset and the flex plate is not symmetrical front to back so I don't know which side is front and gets mounted to the crankshaft. Of course, I can install the starter and check alignment, but hoping someone knows so I don't have to go through that exercise.
Is there anything special about the three flex plate to torque converter bolts. Did I find them correctly in the parts book as 3/8-24 x 9/16"? Are the retaining nuts supposed to be something special? I see something in the parts book which is also 3/8-24 labeled "retainer, converter to flywheel" which makes me wonder if they are not ordinary nuts.
Once the transmission is attached to the engine and the torque converter is pushed all the way back into the transmission, is there a spec for the gap between the torque converter and the flex plate, before the converter is moved forward to mate with the flex plate?
How much fluid gets added to the converter before installation - 1 quart, 2 quarts?
A lot of questions, but thanks in advance for any help.
Rick