Torque Converter

5 Speed Automatic 01V

Torque converter

CAUTION!: Before installing transmission, check the installation dimension of the torque converter.

Notes:
^ Pay affection to the rules of cleanliness when working on the automatic transmission.
^ Apply a thin coat of ATF to the seals. Other lubricants result in operating problems of the hydraulic transmission controls.





1. Torque converter
^ Secure to prevent falling out when transmission is removed
2. Seal
3. Thrust ring
^ Behind seal
^ Replace if damaged

Torque converter, installing
Special tools and equipment
^ Depth caliper gauge

- Push torque converter hub through seal onto transmission shaft as far as first stop.
- Press torque converter by hand into torque converter bell while rotating it until the recess of torque converter hub engages in pump gear shaft and torque converter is felt to slip into place.

Installation dimension





If the torque converter is correctly installed, the distance between the faces of the threaded hole at the torque converter and the contact face of the torque converter bell is about 23 mm (29/32 inch).
If the torque converter is not fully installed, this distance is about 11 mm (7/16 inch).

CAUTION: If the torque converter is not correctly installed, the ATF pump shaft will be destroyed when the transmission is connected to the engine.