Torque converter bolts?..

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I haven't had to deal with an automatic and quite some time. I bought the ARP torque converter bolts that were supposed to I guess fit my torque converter to flexplate but they're the wrong size... Actually they looked exactly like the six bolts for the flex plate to the crank..
ARP240+7302 is what I got but again they're too big...
Lord knows I called the transmission warehouse where I got the rebuild kit the transgone shift kit and the heavy duty torque converter and they had no idea...
Zero help...
Of course I went ahead and installed the engine and transmission today so now I need to get the correct bolts...
Any help or knowledge would sure be a great help thank you...
 
j par said:
I haven't had to deal with an automatic and quite some time. I bought the ARP torque converter bolts that were supposed to I guess fit my torque converter to flexplate but they're the wrong size... Actually they looked exactly like the six bolts for the flex plate to the crank..
ARP240+7302 is what I got but again they're too big...
Lord knows I called the transmission warehouse where I got the rebuild kit the transgone shift kit and the heavy duty torque converter and they had no idea...
Zero help...
Of course I went ahead and installed the engine and transmission today so now I need to get the correct bolts...
Any help or knowledge would sure be a great help thank you...
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You obviously got the wrong bolts. If it were me I would find a bolt that screws in and then order those sized converter bolts.
 
Most of the stock converters use a tiny 5/16 Bolts
I believe ONLY the Hemi uses the 7/16 Bolts
Nearly all aftermarket converters use the big 7/16
There are several different Flex Plates for different size
Converters 10 3/4 or 11 3/4.
Do you have a Stock or Aftermarket Converter?
The converter bolt are a special = Small Head fastener.
I doubt that you will find any Hardware store bolt that
will NOT HIT the Block!
Any Pick a Part or many Wrecking yards may have many small
converter bolts = They are very very common
We I get done racing and am home = pay for the envelope and I will
try to find some bolts and give them to you for free but that is as cheap
as I will go!
 
j par said:
I haven't had to deal with an automatic and quite some time. I bought the ARP torque converter bolts that were supposed to I guess fit my torque converter to flexplate but they're the wrong size... Actually they looked exactly like the six bolts for the flex plate to the crank..
ARP240+7302 is what I got but again they're too big...
Lord knows I called the transmission warehouse where I got the rebuild kit the transgone shift kit and the heavy duty torque converter and they had no idea...
Zero help...
Of course I went ahead and installed the engine and transmission today so now I need to get the correct bolts...
Any help or knowledge would sure be a great help thank you...
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Is there enough on the lugs to drill and tap to 7/16? It's a truck, it oughtta have big bolts.
 
GTX JOHN said:
Most of the stock converters use a tiny 5/16 Bolts
I believe ONLY the Hemi uses the 7/16 Bolts
Nearly all aftermarket converters use the big 7/16
There are several different Flex Plates for different size
Converters 10 3/4 or 11 3/4.
Do you have a Stock or Aftermarket Converter?
The converter bolt are a special = Small Head fastener.
I doubt that you will find any Hardware store bolt that
will NOT HIT the Block!
Any Pick a Part or many Wrecking yards may have many small
converter bolts = They are very very common
We I get done racing and am home = pay for the envelope and I will
try to find some bolts and give them to you for free but that is as cheap
as I will go!
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I'm good, I went out to the garage and found another torque converter I have in the backyard and started doing some digging with my threads and taps. It's a 5/16 24... I'm pretty sure ARP is completely out, at least Summit racing is..
I think I can just Amazon some Mr gaskets for 10 bucks or something, they'll be here Tuesday no big deal..
 
Just go to the hardware store and get 4 5/16 - 24 grade 8 bolts. Over and done.
 
j par said:
I'm good, I went out to the garage and found another torque converter I have in the backyard and started doing some digging with my threads and taps. It's a 5/16 24... I'm pretty sure ARP is completely out, at least Summit racing is..
I think I can just Amazon some Mr gaskets for 10 bucks or something, they'll be here Tuesday no big deal..
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So you're sure those are the ones you need? Sure?
 
j par said:
I'm good, I went out to the garage and found another torque converter I have in the backyard and started doing some digging with my threads and taps. It's a 5/16 24... I'm pretty sure ARP is completely out, at least Summit racing is..
I think I can just Amazon some Mr gaskets for 10 bucks or something, they'll be here Tuesday no big deal..
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Want me to order them and come over and install them too? Boss Hog 10018 Boss Hog Torque Converter Bolts | Summit Racing
 
Only if you're confident that you would be able to torque them properly..You do have a torque wrench that you can bring, don't you??
 
CudaFactHackJob said:
Only if you're confident that you would be able to torque them properly..You do have a torque wrench that you can bring, don't you??
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Torque wrench? There have been a million of those bolts tightened down with a box end wrench.
 
j par said:
Good Lord no I already installed everything so trying to drill stuff out now would be an outrageously massive undertaking..
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Now you know why I take the time to bench fit these parts before installation.
Does the flex plate bolt hole pattern match the torque converter?
 
toolmanmike said:
Torque wrench? There have been a million of those bolts tightened down with a box end wrench.
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Agreed, no torque wrench needed.
Tight as you can get them with a box end wrench and plenty of orange lock tight.
 
512Stroker said:
Now you know why I take the time to bench fit these parts before installation.
Does the flex plate bolt hole pattern match the torque converter?
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I matched the torque converter plate on the torque converter before I installed it and spray painted one whole area on the plate and the torque converter so I could line them up...
 
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