Torque Converter Turbine & Stator End Play Check

1. Insert Torque Converter End Play Tester (T80L-7902-A) into converter pump drive hub until it bottoms. Expand sleeve in turbine spline by tightening threaded inner post of tester until it is securely locked into spline. See Fig 1 .
2. Attach dial indicator to tester with dial indicator tip on converter housing. Zero dial face. Lift tester upward as far as it will go and note dial indicator reading.
3. Reading is total end play of turbine and stator. If end play exceeds .023" (.58 mm) on new or rebuilt converter, or .050" (1.27 mm) on used converter, replace torque converter assembly.

Fig 1: Installing Torque Converter End Play Tester

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.