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Torque Converter, Installing



Torque converter, installing, 01M, 4 Spd. A/T
- Push torque converter hub through oil seal onto transmission shaft as far as first stop.
- Press torque converter by hand into torque converter bell housing while rotating it so that lugs on torque converter hub engage in driver of pump gear and torque converter is felt to slip in.

Checking installation





If the torque converter is correctly installed, the depth between the contact faces at the bottom of the studs on the torque converter and the contact surface of the torque converter bell housing is about 22 mm.

If the torque converter is not fully inserted, this distance is about 10 mm.

CAUTION! If the torque converter is not installed correctly, the torque converter drive plate or the ATF pump will be seriously damaged when the transmission is mounted to the engine.