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Joe T · 09-18-2021, 03:30 PM

Was driving home my 71 c10 from getting freshly painted and noticed it would slip when hitting the gas. I thought i was low on fluid so I continued to drive and then it started to make a rattling sound...I was only a few miles from home so i figured just get home and fix it.

I opened up the pan and 2 out of 3 of the bolts were off! I knew i should have used some thread sealer. Damn!

So I bolted it back on hoping that would fix it but now it won't go anywhere. So I guess I messed up something driving it home. Damn!

It's a shorty th350 that hasn't given me any trouble at all. Do you think the whole transmission is shot or just the converter?

09-18-2021, 03:30 PM	#1
Joe T Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pa Posts: 50	Torque converter bolts got loose, now it won't move at all Was driving home my 71 c10 from getting freshly painted and noticed it would slip when hitting the gas. I thought i was low on fluid so I continued to drive and then it started to make a rattling sound...I was only a few miles from home so i figured just get home and fix it. I opened up the pan and 2 out of 3 of the bolts were off! I knew i should have used some thread sealer. Damn! So I bolted it back on hoping that would fix it but now it won't go anywhere. So I guess I messed up something driving it home. Damn! It's a shorty th350 that hasn't given me any trouble at all. Do you think the whole transmission is shot or just the converter?