Torque Converter Housing: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove and discard the cooler tube fitting.
- Remove the final drive ring gear retaining ring.
- Remove the final drive ring gear.
- Inspect the final drive ring gear, housing lug teeth and final drive ring gear teeth for damage or wear.
- Remove the differential lube tube bolt.
- Pull the differential lube tube from the housing.
- Inspect the converter housing for:
- stator support area wear.
- case mating surfaces for nicks or deformation.
- differential bushing wear.
- Check the converter housing hydraulic passages for blockage.
- Differential lubrication passage
- Front lubrication passage
- Converter turbine passage
- Converter impeller passage
- Cooler passage
- Check for blockage at the converter seal return hole.
WARNING:
When using compressed air, never let air pressure exceed 172 kPa (25 psi) and always wear safety glasses. Compressed air may cause foreign material or parts to become airborne. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.
NOTE:
Clean all components with a suitable solvent and use moisture-free compressed air to dry all parts and clean fluid passages.