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Torque converter / engine alignment issue

Hey guys, I recently pulled the engine out of my Clark C500 (Waukesha D155G) and rebuilt it. I dropped the engine back in the other day (what a nightmare it is getting these engines in and out with those **** motor mounts on the frame).

Anyway, I started barring the engine over to line up the 5 small bolts for the torque converter flex plate and the flex plate is moving with the flywheel. What is going on here? The whole transmission is spinning, I can see the gears that are driven by the output shaft of the torque spinning too. This shouldn't happen... The turbine should move freely should it not??? What am I missing here guys? Need to get those 5 bolts in to mount the flex plate to the flywheel before I even think about firing it up... Drive wheels are off the ground and transmission is in neutral. Everything on the trans side was working fine before I pulled the engine.

Thanks in advance.

Nick
  • Posted 4 Aug 2020 10:39
  • By nicksny
  • joined 11 Jun'19 - 6 messages
  • British Columbia, Canada
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Hey guys, got it figured out. I just ended up jamming a screwdriver in the gears off the output shaft of the torque and then the flywheel turned independently from the TC. Must've been just slightly contacting enough to turn with the engine, just needed to hold the trans side and was able to line everything up and adjust the valves while I was at it. On to throwing the rest of the components on!
  • Posted 4 Aug 2020 14:52
  • By nicksny
  • joined 11 Jun'19 - 6 messages
  • British Columbia, Canada

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