The cast iron Torqueflite's are a little more complicated to rebuild than
the aluminum torqueflite. The Cast iron TF for V-8 cars came out in 62, did
not have a Park position, but had a tranny mounted e-brake. The 63 to 65
were still a cable operated unit, but had a Park lever, or park position in
the quadrant. The 66 and later were used up until they came out with the
overdrive or possibly the trannies with the lockup converters.
The cast iron parts are getting harder to find, but not impossible. I had a
tranny guy quote me $425 plus converter if it needed it to be rebuilt. That
was for my 57 Chrysler with a 3 speed torqueflite.
$1000 sounds high to me.
The loadflite was a torqueflite with stiffer springs and heavier clutches,
as I recall.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dirt rider [SMTP:drt-rdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:25 PM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Trans Trouble..ouch
>
> Did you get any replies about your trans ? I'm not a trans expert, but it
> sounds quite high to me.
> What the difference between that tourqueflight and the ones they put in
> the
> cars all the way up until the 80's ? They had tourque flights in all the
> cop
> cars.
>
> Just had a side note. I had a 76 Dodge motorhome and was doing some work
> on
> it to find out it had a loadflight transmission in it. I had never heard
> of
> one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hoover <Hoover@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 5:25 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Trans Trouble..ouch
>
>
> > Here is a serious ouch and a question for the tech experts.I was backing
> > my wagon out the driveway when I heard a clunk and I lost reverse in
> > my transmission. My car is a 60 Polara Wagon with the three speed
> > torque flight. All forward gears work fine. The local transmission guy
> > said I lost my rear band,common with the earlier torqueflites. He said
> > it is fixable...but...a $1000 to $2000 dollar job due to high dollar
> > cost parts..youch!!. First does this sound right?, second is this a fair
> > estimate of repair?,and who are the best sources for transmission parts?
> > In fairness, the transmission guy I talked to was referred by two very
> > credible sources.
> >
> > Okay, so where was I going? To pick apples with my family at a local
> > orchard....last night's pie was delicious but I am not sure it was a
> > $1000 pie!!!
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bob Howard
> > 60 Polara Wagon(goes anywhere so long as it is forward)
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