Pierre

I will be shipping my cast iron C1 powerglide across the country and I thought I read somewhere there is a way to lock the torque converter in place for shipping. Anyone has any experience or suggestions on this?

Many thanks

rsavage1

Can't you just bolt a bar across the bell housing to keep the torque converter from falling out?

Factoid

Bolt a strap across the tranny mounting flange.

For shipping, get a cheap plastic cooler from Walmart (not a styrofoam one!), wrap the tranny in bubble wrap and slide it in for a tight fit. Then wrap the lid to the body of the cooler with strapping tape. I’ve done this many times. No need to build a crate or fool with other shipping containers.

Roger Walling

Drain it first, and rely good! "This side up' doesn't work!

You don't want it to end up in the "package leaks" pile.

Rick Gower

I recently shipped a 1957 powerglide from California to Alabama. I built a pallet, if I recall correctly, which was 24" x 32" and used plumbers tape to strap it down with construction screws. Worked just fine. Whatever you do, make sure it can be moved with a forklift. The weight of mine with the pallet was approximately 250 lbs.

SledgeHammer 2.0

This is all you need to hold the T.C. in place, just a think flat bar with a bend in it.

vetteman64

I haven't shipped anything big recently (shipped a turbo 350 a few years back) but I believe the major shippers have a 150 lb. max. Most of them have freight for heavier/larger items. Don't rule out Greyhound too if departure and arrival sites are reasonably close. If a cast iron PG is close to 150, shipping the TC separately could be considered.
C Ya, Joseph Rock
Frankenstein 59

CANDA

I shipped an aluminum powerglide (62') without the torque converter via Greyhound strapped to a cutdown plywood pallet four years ago. Shipped from LA to Dallas with no problems and less than a week transit time. Worked out great and was much easier and cheaper than a freight line shipment.
Claude