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I've watched that one before as well..I found this vid very informative: Torqueflight 727 Rebuild Video - YouTube
I've watched that one before as well..I found this vid very informative: Torqueflight 727 Rebuild Video - YouTube
No, don't waste your time in trying to flush a converter. Crap can get jammed up in the pump vanes of the converter and once there, there they remain. Get a replacement converter and don't forget to get the transmission cooler in the rad cleaned out or by pass it with a large quality cooler. B&M doesn't make them, but they do offer a "stacked plate" style cooler. These are the best type of cooler.So now that I have confirmed my 727 is the original to my 67 Coronet RT I want to purchase an overhaul kit. From your collective experiences what company makes the most complete and best quality kits?
Can torque converters be properly flushed or being my pan was loaded with band flakes and fine metal should it be junked?
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THIS is that book. It's a very good resource.There’s a book by Ton Hand for 727s. I read and studied that before I did mine. I was very intimidated by auto transmissions and always paid someone to rebuild mine. I can do everything else on the car, engines, rear setup. I was determined to do this. I gotta say, after I did it I was a little embarrassed that I didn’t try this before. It wasn’t that bad. Point is, you’ll do it with the tools you have but if you did these often you’ll buy all the special tools. I the clamping with 2 big c-clamps. One thing I wish I had when I was doing some of the tasks was a third hand. I had an assortment of snap ring pliers but I didn’t have the right one for the rear bearing. That fought me a little. Front servo you can use a c-clamp, offset it a little and you can load the snap ring.
I’m actually looking forward to my next 727 rebuild. Cleaning the case (outside) is the worst part of the projects IMO.