Corey Bien

I put a new motor in my truck a few months back, and had a few problems. Everything was fine except I stripped one of the studs on the torque converter through the flex plate. So I replaced the torque converter. When I was replacing it, I tried putting a jack and a piece of wood on the motor to support it, and didn't line it up right and blew a hole through the oil pan. It hit into the bottom of the motor and bent the oil pickup tube and the oil pan baffle. I replaced the baffle, tube, and oil pan and put it all back together.

Once I started it I noticed a vibration. I really feel it in the steering wheel. It's not insanely bad, but bad enough where it shouldn't be there. I figured that the motor got pushed up enough to damage the mounts, so I replaced them. It's still there.

So, any ideas what it could be? It only vibrates around 650rpms to somewhere around 850-1000 before it goes away. So in idle, in gear, it vibrates. Could I have done more damage to the motor than I thought? (runs fine, hasn't had any other problems). Or maybe the reman'd torque converter is faulty?? I don't know too much about transmissions so I can't really point at that myself.

Any help is appreciated as I would really like to figure this out. I never noticed had the vibration before the oil pan incident and new torque converter, but I never started it after the oil pan deal without the new converter so I can't say which thing may have started it.

Thanks!
Corey.

Corey Bien

maybe flex plate?

Corey Bien

anything?

Corey Bien

Injector?

brucej171

Check all motor and tranny mounts?

Corey Bien

all brand new.

A7X

Is the vibration audible?

Corey Bien

Only thing I hear is some of the dash vibrating sometimes. Only place I really notice it is when my hands are on the steering wheel.

It's also only in gear, (not park or neutral since the rpms go up to around 800 in P and N), but it vibrates at idle (600-800 rpms) Once I start moving and the rpms are above 800 it's smooth again.

A7X

Sounds normal to me... Just a slight shudder only in gear cuz of the low idle? ? you sure yer senses aren't just tuning in on something small that may have been there before cuz there was a lot that could go wrong with the unexpected damage so your expecting it or waiting for it?

Corey Bien

I just don't remember the vibration from before, that's all. and I would rather figure out if something is wrong rather than find out when/if something actually happens.