2006 Hyundai Atos torque convertor

2006 HYUNDAI ATOS
190,000 MILES
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SEGON
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My gearbox has packed up. I am getting a reconditioned one. However, it does not come with a torque convertor. The dealer wants an additional amount to have the torque convertor reconditioned. However, according to my mechanic, there are no serviceable parts in the torque convertor. If there was, I am certain that a reconditioned gearbox would have been supplied with one. Please advise as to whether the torque convertor can / needs to be serviced?

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Oct 28, 2013 at 5:24 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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Your "mechanic" is dead wrong. Torque Converters are rebuild-able at a rebuilder and should be replaced/rebuilt but they cannot be done at the local level because they are welded together. They are done by a company that specializes in that.
Oct 28, 2013 at 5:40 AM
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SEGON
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Thank you
Oct 28, 2013 at 5:45 AM
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