FU*K something just broke..

MadDiesel73 · Feb 24, 2012

Jusus christ.. so i picked up the truck from getting the 4.10's and truetrac installed drove 40 miles home get all the way to my street and stop and i have this LOUD rattle at idle.. goto drive off and it goes away.. idle again and its back it sounds horrible.. sounds like the motor is blown up.. broken rocker or rod. or something in the converter let loose.. i dont think it the motor since it revs fine.. but my god it sounds bad... if its the trans then thats number 2 bts in a year. but i have no idea. im freaking out... i just had a gear swap so its not like i was getting on it at all. i dont think i give it more then a 1/4 peddle the whole trip home... motherf%$ker..:wtf:

BigAlsPSD · Feb 24, 2012

Any smoke out the pipe? Broken nozzle? 2 BTS as in you already had a BTS fail?

Have you done a Quick blow by check?

MadDiesel73 · Feb 24, 2012

i had my first bts fail last year after about 8 months. this is the 2nd one.

im scared to start it to check for smoke or blowby...

golfer · Feb 24, 2012

Converter to Flexplate bolts?

MadDiesel73 · Feb 24, 2012

ill pull the inspection plate tomorrow

MadDiesel73 · Feb 24, 2012

i made this post about a rattle i had when i got the 2nd bts.. it went away about 3 weeks ago but its been like 40-50 degrees in the morning.

http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119976&highlight=

MadDiesel73 · Feb 24, 2012

I was hearing something like a tick like a valve train tick or exhaust leak when idling the past couple days but it came and went and was faint I couldnt really pinpoint it as a problem but it was enough I turned down the radio to try to listen

MadDiesel73 · Feb 25, 2012

ALL the converter bolts were loose.. 1 was missing.. No loctite..

neverkickn · Feb 25, 2012

I take it you didn't install it.

Zmann · Feb 25, 2012

god find

MadDiesel73 · Feb 25, 2012

No I didn't install it ... I don't want to name names I'll give them a chance to make it right.

bluedge8 · Feb 25, 2012

well, I've installed quite a few transmissions and I don't usually use locktite, but it isn't a bad idea. did it egg out the holes?

MadDiesel73 · Feb 25, 2012

So the one that was missing the threads are gone in the converter. The one that was cross threaded broke off in the converter.. Unbelievable

jngreen · Feb 25, 2012

That sucks dude, I was hoping it was just a cracked flexplate.

MadDiesel73 · Feb 25, 2012

MadDiesel73 · Feb 25, 2012

jngreen said:
That sucks dude, I was hoping it was just a cracked flexplate.

Thanks brah..

Dieselboy. · Feb 25, 2012

Odd, my 4r100 TC has studs that come through the flex plate and then you install nuts.

How come yours are bolts ?

MadDiesel73 · Feb 25, 2012

Bts Precision converter?

Chvyrkr · Feb 25, 2012

Most aftermarkets that I've seen are bolts.

Chvyrkr · Feb 25, 2012

And that sucks dude. Had a buddies dodge do that, we managed to tap all the treads in the TC and used some slightly longer bolts, with loctite, and it's held since.