Fluid Seal Ring Installation

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Fig 1: Identifying Fluid Seal Ring

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Callout	Component Name
1	3-5 Reverse and 4-5-6 Clutch Fluid Seal Ring Procedure Place J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer over the case cover hub and adjust it so that only the bottom seal ring is exposed. Place a NEW fluid seal ring onto J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer. Use J 46620-2 which is part of J-46620: seal installer to push the fluid seal ring down over J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer into the hub ring groove. Repeat the above steps to install all 4 seal rings, adjusting J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer to the appropriate ring groove. Special Tools: J-46620: Seal Installer For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools .
2	Small Chamfer Up CAUTION: Do not force J 46620-1 down over the seals as this will roll and damage the seals. The large chamfer is designed to fit over the over stretched seal. Use a hand to help shrink the seal if J 46620-1 is difficult to install over the seal rings. Procedure: Install J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer with the large chamfer end down over the fluid seal rings and leave J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer on the seals for at least 60 seconds.
3	Large Chamfer Up Procedure Install J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer with the small chamfer end facing down for at least 60 seconds. This will properly size the bottom seal ring. Leaving J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer on the fluid seal rings for an extended period of time could cause a fluid leak on the initial clutch piston circuit until the seal rings warm up and expand to the proper dimension.

Callout

Component Name

3-5 Reverse and 4-5-6 Clutch Fluid Seal Ring

Procedure

Place J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer over the case cover hub and adjust it so that only the bottom seal ring is exposed.
Place a NEW fluid seal ring onto J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer.
Use J 46620-2 which is part of J-46620: seal installer to push the fluid seal ring down over J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer into the hub ring groove.
Repeat the above steps to install all 4 seal rings, adjusting J 46620-3 which is part of J-46620: seal installer to the appropriate ring groove.

Special Tools:
J-46620: Seal Installer
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools .

Small Chamfer Up

CAUTION: Do not force J 46620-1 down over the seals as this will roll and damage the seals. The large chamfer is designed to fit over the over stretched seal. Use a hand to help shrink the seal if J 46620-1 is difficult to install over the seal rings.

Procedure:
Install J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer with the large chamfer end down over the fluid seal rings and leave J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer on the seals for at least 60 seconds.

Large Chamfer Up

Procedure

Install J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer with the small chamfer end facing down for at least 60 seconds. This will properly size the bottom seal ring.
Leaving J 46620-1 which is part of J-46620: seal installer on the fluid seal rings for an extended period of time could cause a fluid leak on the initial clutch piston circuit until the seal rings warm up and expand to the proper dimension.