torque converter problems

[tgus3]

So awhile back i blew the belt on my torque converter. I went back to my old clutch which ive been running until it recently gave up. I ordered a new set of belts(not comet ones;im not spending 30 bucks a belt) and put my converter back on. Within 5 min of riding the belt burned up into 3 pieces. Now my engine is a predator 212 ungoverned,straight pipe with some other free mods.

Is it the engine or bad belts the problem?

Thanks

 

[mckutzy]

What's the TC version, how is it setup...
Pics??

 

[tgus3]

Its a 30 series from ebay $60

 

[tgus3]

pics

 

[anickode]

Take a picture looking straight along the top of the torque converter from the back.

It looks like your alignment is WAY (as in WAAAAYYYY) off. You need to use spacers and washers (should have come with the kit, but you might need even more) to space the driver out until it's aligned with the driven.

And your driver is stuck shut. It should spring fully open when not spinning (which it's not), and the driven should be closed (which it is).

Fix those two problems, then buy the $30 genuine comet belt. In that order. It will last you years.

 

[tgus3]

thanks yeah ill try to space it out.

this looks like a comet belt?
https://www.amazon.com/COMET-INDUST...eywords=comet+torque+converter+30+series+belt

 

[anickode]

thanks yeah ill try to space it out.

this looks like a comet belt?
https://www.amazon.com/COMET-INDUST...eywords=comet+torque+converter+30+series+belt

Well seeing as it is listed as a comet belt, and shown in genuine Comet Packaging, it's a pretty safe bet, unless someone went to a whole lot of trouble to counterfeit one.

 

[bob58o]

(not comet ones;im not spending 30 bucks a belt)

Then spend $30 on three belts that last 5 minutes each. Then buy 3 three more. Then wonder why you didn't listen the first time and buy Comet. No guarantee that the Comet belts will fix your issues (in fact, the belt WILL NOT fix your issues), but when you are committed to buying garbage, what do you expect? Fix the alignment, make sure everything opens and closes, and the garbage belts might last a bit longer, but still not as long as a Comet.

 

[tgus3]

Well thanks guys next time will be a comet belt.

 

[Panhead5496]

Yeah I'm about to "man up" and buy a comet. I've gotten the cheap eBay belts and they have a rough break in period, then seem not to last very long.

 

[shadowfocus603]

I don't see it mentioned but after you get your spacing fixed make sure the belt is on the right way. 30 series belts only go one way. The flat side should face the motor.

 

[tgus3]

Ok i got it spaced right and the belt on but my prob now is the the 4 bolts that go in to the crankcase keep pulling out and stripping the holes. Ive retapped a couple times(yes the right size).I guess ill just do it again

 

[anickode]

Ok i got it spaced right and the belt on but my prob now is the the 4 bolts that go in to the crankcase keep pulling out and stripping the holes. Ive retapped a couple times(yes the right size).I guess ill just do it again

Everytime you retap, you remove metal. The holes are shot. Drill and tap up a size or helicoil.

 

[mckutzy]

If the bolts are stripping out, you are tightening them too tight or the bolts are bottoming out and pushing the threads out(ie: too long)...
Stripped threads are alot better than a punched sideplate... That is the bolt punched through into the crankcase... Depending on the chaos that makes... It could be a broken sideplate or a catostrofic failure of the motor from shards ....