I am still trying to figure that out. Supposed to at least spin up the input side even with the car not in gear because the thing is directly hooked to the motor. Sticking it into gear would engage something so the spinning will output. Drive shaft does spin, differential makes wheels go around. But the engine lugs when put into gear to the point it quits.
clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Apr 11, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Max Dillon wrote: > I'm far from a transmission expert, never worked on one, but I have studied > their operation a bit. Purely a guess, but if the torque converter were > locked up, effectively there would be no "clutch", and it would die > immediately when either forward or reverse was engaged. > > Can a torque converter fail in this manner? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
