July 1, 2010

Revisiting the captive clutch

Joe Rivera proved that the ZF5HP19/24 captive clutch is rebuildable (see “Rebuilding the Unrebuildable,” Transmission Digest December 2005). Many converter shops are now attempting to build […]
July 1, 2010

Mystery PO741 Code

A 2003 F350 4X4 was brought to a transmission shop in Eugene, Oregon. The customer complaint was an intermittent P0741 code. The code did not seem […]
June 24, 2010

It’s all in the details

If you want to rebuild a torque converter and do a good job, you need to pay attention to many details. Unfortunately, in today’s business environment […]
June 24, 2010

Checking for Cracks

The attendees at the 2009 Torque Converter Rebuilders Association (TCRA) Seminar in Tennessee were introduced to a couple of interesting methods of checking torque converter covers […]
June 24, 2010

Clutch Release Clearance 101

In a torque converter, clutch release clearance (CRC) is the distance that the torque converter clutch piston travels from the release to the apply position. This […]