During the initial period (the first year after your braces come off) you will wear it 24/7 for several months. Later, your orthodontist will tell you that it's OK to wear it only at night -- every night. After another year goes by, you can wear it several nights per week.
The Torque Converter can go bad, and many people mistake an engine miss, torque converter shudder, or an engine vacuum leak for a converter going bad. An out of adjustment brake light switch can also cause the torque converter to no lock up sometimes.A sticking valve within the transmission is the usual cause of an erratic lock up that will mimic a bad converter. Rule out the obvious before you assume its going bad, and/or have it rebuilt.n out of adjustment brake light switch can also cause the torque converter to no lock up sometimes. A sticking valve within the transmission is the usual cause of an erratic lock up that will mimic a bad converter. Rule out the obvious before you assume its going bad, and/or have it rebuilt.
Fiction: My torque converter is bad. I just need my torque converter replaced. Fact: If your torque converter is bad, unless it stripped the converter splines on a otherwise fully functional unit, is unlikely that converter replacement is the solution. The converter shares fluid with the transmission. If it develops a problem, the debris from the converter failure can damage the transmission and /or starve the transmission components for lubrication. Also, many times the torque converter will be damaged as a result of an internal transmission problem. In other words the transmission may have been the cause of you torque converter failure.