Turbine & Stator End Play Check

Insert Tester (T80L-7902-D) 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 spine. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Checking Torque Converter Turbine & Stator End Play
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Attach a dial indicator to tool with button on indicator on converter pump drive hub. Zero dial face. Lift tool upward as far as it will go and note indicator reading.
Reading is total end play of turbine and stator. If end play exceeds .021" (.53 mm) on new or rebuilt converter, or .040" (1.02 mm) on used converter, replace torque converter assembly.