Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard

Posted by Charles On 2010/9/5 15:38:58

9-05-10 Continued...

While the paint was drying, I thought it might be a good idea to make sure the torque converter was drained. I was pretty sure I lost all the fluid from the broken trans cooler line, but I thought it would be good to make sure. That way I'll be starting with all fresh fluid.

Removed the flywheel cover and pumped the starter a couple of times until I could see one of the drain plugs. Took that off and nothing came out. I noticed that the flywheel moved a little while loosening the bolt. Instead of using the starter, I tried to turn it with my hands and was able to. This made it a lot easier. Should I be able to do that? I'm guessing the reason I could was because the converter was empty. Turned it around to the other drain bolt and removed that one as well. The previous bolt will act as a vent to allow fluid to come out. Still nothing came out so I replaced both bolts and the flywheel cover.