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 inward and turn until slots on torque converter hub engage in drive lugs on ATF pump gear and torque converter slides in a noticeable distance.
Installed depth
If the torque converter is correctly installed, the depth between the contact surfaces at the tapped holes on the torque converter and the contact surface of the torque converter bell housing is at least 19 mm.
CAUTION:
If the torque converter is not installed correctly, the torque converter drive lugs or the ATF pump will be seriously damaged when the transmission is joined to the engine.
- Use new ribbed bolts to secure torque converter to drive plate.
When installing the transmission, observe the following instructions.
CAUTION:
Before and while you are tightening the bolts on the engine/transmission flange keep checking that the torque converter can still be rotated behind the drive plate. If the converter cannot be turned, it must be assumed that it has not been installed correctly and the drive lugs on the converter or the ATF pump will be damaged when the bolts are fully tightened.