So I just rebuilt my 5sp alli. I used the alligator stage 5 kit with alto clutches, full transgo shift kit and 1800 stall alligator (ats built) torque converter. The build came out good, got all my clearances right and all my hard parts looked great. Reused all the bearings because they still looked and felt smooth as could be. I got it back in the truck and full of fluid and started the truck. There was an odd chattering sound from the torque converter/flex plate area.
I checked the fluid level to make sure the pump wasn't to blame and it did indeed suck fluid down to level. I jacked up the rear or the truck and put it on jack stands. When I put it in gear with my foot on the brake the noise stopped. I put it back in park and it chattered again. Put it in drive and let off the brake and gave it very minimal throttle to see if it made noise. It shifted nicely through all the gears and didn't chatter until it was slowing down and coasting to a stop.
I put the truck back on the ground and gingerly drove around the block and it only chattered while coasting, never under any kind of load. I drove to my tuner and had him reset my taps with EFI then drove about 50 miles. I never had any kind of drivability issue, codes or slipping or anything. The chatter never did stop in neutral or coasting though.
Has anyone ever had an issue like this? I definitely think the issue is in the converter since it isn't present under load of any kind. Bad converter? Should I not drive it anymore?
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I checked the fluid level to make sure the pump wasn't to blame and it did indeed suck fluid down to level. I jacked up the rear or the truck and put it on jack stands. When I put it in gear with my foot on the brake the noise stopped. I put it back in park and it chattered again. Put it in drive and let off the brake and gave it very minimal throttle to see if it made noise. It shifted nicely through all the gears and didn't chatter until it was slowing down and coasting to a stop.
I put the truck back on the ground and gingerly drove around the block and it only chattered while coasting, never under any kind of load. I drove to my tuner and had him reset my taps with EFI then drove about 50 miles. I never had any kind of drivability issue, codes or slipping or anything. The chatter never did stop in neutral or coasting though.
Has anyone ever had an issue like this? I definitely think the issue is in the converter since it isn't present under load of any kind. Bad converter? Should I not drive it anymore?
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