Repairing a Broken Stud - Not for the Squeamish

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Hi Lionel,

I have virtually no knowledge of automatic transmissions but the link below may help answer your question. I assume it is an older C4 or C6 transmission in the truck.

I'm thinking replacing it with a rebuilt torque converter might be the safest way to go after reading all the posts.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...broke-off.html

Cheers,

Hello Jacques,

Thank you for finding the posts Jacques - it is much appreciated.

Having read the word from the technicians I might follow a third option. Sell the engine with the gearbox - without a torque converter - as a free part of a job lot.

For no extra cost, not only do you get the engine; you get the main section of a gearbox too!

In the meantime I will cast a casual eye over different wreckers stock - just in case a second-hand one comes along. If that does not happen - well it is just too bad, how sad.

It was good to read that the nuts on the torque converter studs are finicky and give other people trouble too! I am not Robinson Crusoe with the nuts - which brings a bit of consolation to me

Kind regards
Lionel