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If your converter balloons , you will probably damage the thrust bearing . Converters can balloon if there is too high a pressure being fed into the converter , or if the converter shell is just not strong enough . The fluid that is inside the converter will be at a much higher pressure than what is fed into the converter , and goes higher , the higher the rpm the converter is spun . Most converter builders furnace braze the pump fins to the shell , and weld anti-ballooning plates on the pump shell , and also on the cover . Also make sure you have some pull up on the converter to the flexplate , usually .090" is adequate .