Posted by N. TX Tim on June 29, 2012 at 22:18:17 from (69.54.123.254):
Several years ago a Ford mechanic told me that the funny "rattle" sound my truck made when idling was the torque converter and its days were numbered. He said I might as well run it until it gives me problems though. I have put several thousand miles on it since then and pulled quite a few heavy trailers with no problems.
Well, tonight I was attempting to back a cotton trailer loaded with hay into my barn. I normally push it into the barn because the trailer is set up to pull about a foot offset to the right and it is a real bear to back up. After several attempts I was getting a bit impatient and when I put the truck into Drive to pull forward I gunned it and spun the tires pretty good (in grass). I did it about 3 times then decided that it wasn"t a smart thing to do. After I got the trailer in the barn and unhooked it, I noticed several streams of transmission fluid on the ground. Looking under the truck, there was fluid leaking on the front of the transmission.
My questions are: 1) Is this most likely the torque converter and if so, what is wrong with it. 2) Was my stupidity tonight the sole cause of the problem or merely the icing on the cake (truck has 195K miles on it). 3) Any tips or recommended replacement parts.
After 3 late, long nites of hauling hay (can"t do it when it is 106 degrees out during the day) I had had enough and was ready to be just be done. Hope my frustration isn"t the cause of an expensive repair.
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