I have done this before on a buddies car. They put a 318 in place of a 360 and it vibrated like hell. I looked and saw that big balance weight on the TQ. No more problem after the weight was gone. It you have a small grinder try to grinding on the weld spots then a chisel should break it off.
Picking a new torque converter
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volksworld
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well good to see you found your problem...since ma mopar didnt paint their converters pretty purple i suspect you already have some sort of performance converter in there...i think the ring gear area looks wider than i recall mine being, so could be smaller diameter converter...have to look at my spare one when i get back to the shop...i know my stock one had 2 smaller square weights that were flush with the face of the converter rather than a triangular one that hung off the edge like that (other reason i suspect its a smaller converter)
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carrman
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It is done.
How does it feel?
carrman
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My mechanic says "smoooooooooth". I'll feel it in a couple hours.
carrman
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What a huge difference!! No shaking, no rattling...... Just smooth!
493mike
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Be careful you don't tear a hole in the converter case removing the weight.
Mike
fury fan
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The 70-71 440 HP (375hp and 6-pack) used heavier rods that required external balancing.
Whether used in 72-later is unknown to me.
Regardless of that, the problem has been found, the TC was not correct for the application.
And it does look like a smaller-dia unit, too.
oldkimmer
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I have had many 70 up 440s with the heavy rods and only a few were external balanced. Most were internal balanced. Kim
carrman
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We were and we didn't.
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