24 40 013 Removing And Installing/Replacing Torque Converter (GA6L45R)

Special tools required: 

• 00 2 550  . See 00 2 550 DEPTH GAUGE .

For the following special tools, refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - SPECIAL TOOLS .

• 24 4 000  . See 24 4 000 ASSEMBLY GRIP (2) .

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove automatic transmission  . See 24 00 032 REMOVING AND INSTALLING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (GA6L45R) .

Screw special tool 24 4 000  into torque converter. See Fig 1.

Remove torque converter.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools (24 4 000)

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Installation: 

When installing, do not damage shaft seal and bearing.

If the torque converter is not correctly installed, the driver of the pump impeller may be damaged when the transmission is flanged to the engine.

Remove torque converter and set down vertically.

Fig 2: Removing Torque Converter

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Installation: 

Push torque converter through shaft seal onto transmission shaft as far as it will go.

Press torque converter by hand into converter housing and turn in the process. Converter hub opening must snap into place in driver of pump impeller. Torque converter must be felt to slip inwards.

Determine distance between contact surface and surface (1) of tapped hole in torque converter with special tool 00 2 550  .

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tools (00 2 550)

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