Posted: 7/22/2026 10:57:56 PM EDT
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Recently replaced a CD4E transmission and torque converter on a fwd vehicle and I need at least one of these retaining arms as circled: Attached File What's the correct term and are they pretty universal? Thanks |
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That's a doohickey. ETA I put it into Claude: What's circled is a torque converter retaining/hold-down strap — a generic transmission-shop item, not a CD4E-specific part. It's just a bent steel strap that bolts into one of the bellhousing bolt holes and hooks over the converter's edge to keep it from sliding off the input shaft during handling/shipping/storage. Because it's generic, it's sold by transmission supply houses rather than as a CD4E part number, so you have a lot of cheap options: Amazon – sells them in bulk (e.g. a 50-pack of adjustable retainer straps with carriage bolts/nuts) for a few dollars each: "50 pc Set Box of 6.25" Adjustable Transmission Torque Converter Galvanized Retainer Bracket Strap w/ 3" Bolts & Flange Nuts" Amazon CF Recycler Supply – sells them by the box, strap-only or as a full kit with the bolt/nut: a heavy duty 1/8" thick steel strap with a carriage bolt hole, sold 240 per box, designed to keep torque converters in place during storage and shipment Commercialforms HUB Industrial Supply – sells the strap alone or as a full bracket kit (strap + bolt + nut) marketed to auto recyclers for exactly this purpose: fastening the torque converter inside the transmission bell to keep both together and avoid lost or damaged parts Hubindustrial Any of these will work regardless of vehicle make — it's a universal adjustable strap, not CD4E-specific hardware. If you just need one, a local transmission shop or salvage yard will very likely hand you one for free (they go through boxes of these) — that's often faster than ordering online for a single piece. You could also improvise one from a scrap of flat steel strap stock and a bolt of the right thread if you're in a pinch, since it's not a precision part — it's just there to keep the converter from sliding forward off the input shaft before the transmission goes in. |
