Hi, I could use some advise. I have a 1954 331 Hemi and I am trying to get the torque converter and flexplate off. I have all the nuts off the bolts on the crankshaft however the converter seems stuck on the outer diameter of the crankshaft where the converter registers on the crankshaft. Is there a good way to get this converter off. I have pulled and pulled and can't seem to get it to move. Advise would be appreciated. Thanks.
Do you ever have any useful input? Most of the time you never even make sense... As for getting the converter off, there is a Hemi Tech article on the forum that I'm pretty sure deals with the tricks for removing the torque converter...chances are there is either a hidden bolt, special tool or brute force required to get the job done on the early hemis...I'll try and find the thread, but the search function should point you in the right direction...
Hahaha.................whooooooooooooooooooooo. I pulled one off but I can't remember what I did........I think it was a bolt I was over looking. If Ruiner can't find the info., pm ScooterMcRad on the HAMB and he'll know.
Have you gotten the bell housing off yet? If so, it may be possible to put two pry bars in between the flywheel and the engine and pry evenly. Another possibility is to try a slide hammer attached to the flywheel.
I see you said you got the nuts off the crank. There are 8. There is no flex plate. It is just the converter. Just pry on it is all you can do. There is nothing else holding it but the 8 nuts and 56 years. I have cut them off on engines I could not turn. Keep burning stuff off until you get to the crank. Save the ring gear if it is any good. I cut them off and use them on standard flywheels. Same ring.
I think when I removed the one on my extended bell 331 I wound up taking the "flywheel" and converter off together and there's some hidden bolts on the backside of it...hopefully you can find some helpful info somewhere in this link http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118764&highlight=hemi+tech+transmission
No hidden bolts...8 nuts and washers behind the flange. Nothing else to hold it in place and not an easy place for rust to get started. .
Except in Minnesota, the places that aren't supposed to rust are the first ones to rot out or seize up
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