New 3RD Clutch Wave Plate Information
TRANSAXLE APPLICATIONS SUBJECT1988 THM 440-T4 (ME9) New 3rd Clutch Wave Plate
TRANSAXLE MODELS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS
CRH, CXH A, W Cars With 2.8L Engines
FIGURE 4 - 3RD CLUTCH PLATE (WAVED):
CHANGE TO ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS (Figure 4)
A new 3rd clutch plate (640A), waved instead of a flat steel plate, is used in some 1988 A and W cars equipped with 2.8L or engines and a THM 440-T4 transaxle. All other 1988 model transaxles continue to use the previous design flat steel plate as part of the assembly. The new 3rd clutch plate (waved) cushions the apply of the 3rd clutch.
SERVICE ACTION
When servicing the 3rd clutch assembly on the following 1988 THM 440-T4 transaxle models: CRH and CXH use the 3rd clutch plate (waved) listed in the Service Parts Information section below. This new plate must not be used to service prior model year transaxles.
SERVICE PARTS INFORMATION
Part Number Description
8656645 Plate, 3rd Clutch (waved)
SERVICE MANUAL REFERENCE
This product change information is shown in the THM 440-T4 Automatic Transaxle Unit Repair section of your 1988 Service Manual. Other product changes that are new for 1988 model THM 440-T4 transaxles have been identified by an asterisk (*) in the Table of Contents.