Torque converter, installing
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Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
- Depth gauge
Installing
- Press torque converter hub through oil seal as far as first stop.
- Lightly press torque converter inwards and turn until slots on torque converter hub engage in drive lugs on ATF pump gear and torque converter slides in a noticeable distance.
Installation dimension
When converter is inserted correctly, distance between contact surfaces on threaded holes and on converter and torque converter bell housing contact surfaces is at least 19 mm.
CAUTION:
If the torque converter is not properly installed, the drive lugs on the torque converter and the ATF pump will be severely damaged when the transmission is attached to the engine.
- To secure torque converter to drive plate, use new ribbed bolts.
Note the following when installing the transmission.
CAUTION:
Before and during fastening the bolts of the engine/transmission flange, check that the torque converter can still be turned behind the drive plate. If the torque converter cannot be turned, it must be assumed that it has not been installed properly and that the drive plate of the torque converter or the ATF pump will be destroyed during final tightening of the bolts.
Torque specification
The tightening torque for torque converter to drive plate is described in the corresponding transmission installation → Transmission, removing and installing .