Torque convertor issue

[jvginpdx]

An update. I took the pump apart, found no damage. Tried to put it back on, it would not go back on all the way. The input shaft had pulled out about 1/2 inch when I took the pump out. It would not go back in...

So I looked at the instructions for taking the transmission apart.. something I have never done. I found that the drive shaft was attached to the overdrive unit, and it needed to come out. I discovered that the only way to get it back together was to remove the snap ring, then put it back together, piece by piece. I was soooo happy to have the tsrm on line to look at...... I did get it back together, and it did go back into the trans properly. I noticed that the shaft still would not turn, which was my original problem.

Then the DUH moment. I had asked my son to put the trans in neutral, so that the shaft would turn. So I checked what position the shifter was in.... DRIVE !!! So I shifted to neutral.... and the shaft turns... and the torque convertor will just spin on as it should, oh happy day..

So always make sure the trans is in neutral before putting the convertor on, or it will not fit......