Transmission and Clutch Repair Information

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Push-Button Drive How-To (1958 TV Ad)

Special Service Tools Catalog - 1956, Miller Manufacturing Co.

• Fluid Drive overview

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference on how the Hydraulically Operated Transmission works, from August, 1948.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference on Diagnosing The Hydraulically Operated Transmission, from August, 1948.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference on Troubleshooting The Hydraulically Operated Transmission, from August, 1949.

• Gear Selector

  • 1965-only gear selector repair

• Literature which covers transmission repair

• How To Clean Your Imperial's Undercarriage

• Pushbutton Mechanism and Tips on Rebuilding Pushbuttons

• Shifting Problems  (includes information on slippage)

• Speedometer cable

• Speedometer Gear Chart (number of teeth) for ALL years - Courtesy of Herb McCurdy (2013)

• Torque Converter ( includes information on lock-up converters)

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference booklet on the Fluid-Torque Drive (Session 49) from December, 1951.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference booklet on the Engine-Fed Fluid Torque Converter (Session 57) from August, 1952.

• COMING SOON!!!  Chrysler's Torqueflite service manual   COMING SOON!!!

•   Generic Torqueflite service manual (unknown year coverage)  

• Torqueflite Transmission Specific Topics

  • 1956 - 1959 Torqueflite tricks - view the wonderful, helpful pages that Philippe Courant has created to help deal with Torqueflite problems including safety switches & wiring, adjustments to the control cable and reverse safety system.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference about the1958 Torqueflite Service Tips (Session 129) from August, 1958.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference about the1959 Torqueflite Transmission Reference Service Guide (Session 140) from July, 1959.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference about the 1960 Torqueflite Operational Controls Servicing Guide (Session 157) from December, 1960. 

  • Kickdown repairs

  • Torqueflite part numbers (1960)

• Transmission Bands

• Transmission Cooler

• Transmission Dipstick

• Transmission Fluids

  • Leaking Transmissions (including leaks from the shift cables)

• Transmission Gaskets

• Transmission Identification

• Transmission Interchange  

• Transmission Mounts

• Transmission Noises and Vibrations

• Transmission Rebuilding Tips (including removal tips)

• Vacamatic semi-automatic transmission

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