Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/26/23 09:30 AM
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Well, long story but I may have lost my transmission man. I’ve been told that he might, but he won’t supply the parts. So where is the best place to find good parts. I have plenty of cores available. Where is a good place to buy converters. It has been awhile since I even bought one of those. Finally, I’ve been told that it is really pretty easy to rebuild these. I’ve got a service manual and another book on how to rebuild one so is there any others I should look at buy? Any help is appreciated. I've lost a couple of great local resources for parts and just order the basic kit online anymore. The Transtar kits are what I prefer for a basic rebuild. If it's peformance related I do Alto Eagle Reds and Kolene steels. I believe the last ones I got were from Mancini.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/26/23 02:00 PM
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I like Turbo Action for torque converters. I love my Turbo Action and it works well. Just don't try and have them do anything (put a new snout on) after the fact! I would have had more $$ in it than a new convertor!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/26/23 02:50 PM
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rickseeman
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I rebuilt a 727 once. But the car never moved again under it's own power.
2011 Drag Pak Challenger
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/27/23 08:00 AM
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We have a Transtar Transmission warehouse close to where I live in Denver, so it's pretty good for standard rebuild kits and converters. The standard tan clutches in the 727 kit worked fine in my 12 second Charger, But I had a Hughes converter. My 360 powered truck has a converter from Transtar, but it is not listed in the catalog. It is a factory highstall converter but had upgraded internals. I think the upgrades are maybe $100-$150 on top of the price of the standard rebuilt converter, which was only like $100 to start with. They have 6 locations in Texas. https://www.transtar1.com/For performance parts, I have bought a few kits off E-bay, but the part types and prices are all over the place so you sort of have to know what your looking for. I have got parts from some of the other on-line transmission warehouses too, If you need several different parts, check the shipping costs. It might be less expensive to get all the parts from one source even if the individual costs are slightly higher?
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/27/23 09:43 AM
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DaveRS23
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I have an old VHS video on rebuilding 727s that I got from JC Whitney. I know, I know; JC Whitney? But the truth is, I have rebuilt 8 or 10 727s with it. It is great. He shows you most all of the steps using mostly home tools. One example; he shows how to check end play with Vice Grips and a feeler guage. He compares the wear items new and used side by side and what to look for. Way better than just a book. For reference; the video is from Technical Video's Automatic Transmission Rebuild Series #1205 Chrysler 727 by Paul Zank. https://moparforums.com/forums/f7/technical-question-about-727-torqueflite-transmission-1017/Maybe someone has a copy they can lend you or maybe even make a copy. It really does take so much of the guess work out of the process. P.S. I just looked and it appears that Wal-Mart offers a VHS to disc service. Looks like $20 or so. Maybe others do too.
Master, again and still
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/27/23 12:56 PM
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IMO, the FSM for your year trans is the best source for service info...there are enough slight changes from year-to-year that the generic books often don't have the correct info.
The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/27/23 01:05 PM
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I picked up a dvd from Technical video ( www.technicalvideos.com). The part number is 12-727. I think it cost me $30. It's pretty thorough and has helped a lot.Of course I have the Monroe book as well but the dvd has been the biggest help for me.
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/30/23 11:28 AM
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I’m pretty good at everything I try to take on. I have been building motors, 4 speeds, restoring six packs, etc. I try to garner all the information I can get to get started. My transmission man has told me a lot through the years. If he’d just do the job, I’d let him. I can do it. Just rather let him. In my casual conversation with a Mopar friend, he stated he thought they were easier to build than a 4 speed. They are pretty easy to do a mild rebuild on. I still lay out everything the way it comes out so I don't miss putting something back in. I thoroughly clean everything and lay it out on paper towels before assembly. Cleanliness is key!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Rebuilding my own 727 Torque Flight
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06/30/23 12:16 PM
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I like Turbo Action for torque converters. I love my Turbo Action and it works well. Just don't try and have them do anything (put a new snout on) after the fact! I would have had more $$ in it than a new convertor! I have probably had at least a dozen converters redone by Turbo action over the years, some 727s and a lot of 904s. Most everything, stall changes, snout changes, ring gear replacements and so on. I think the only problem I had perhaps was a sprag letting go inside a converter. It had only a few runs on it but had been sitting on the shelf long enough to be out of warranty. They still fixed it without charge.
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