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A3 Mk1

Installing torque converter
Installing torque converter
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  15 mm socket attachment Matra V/175
  W00-0539
t  Depth gauge -VAS 6082-
Procedure
–  Press torque converter hub through oil seal as far as first stop.
–  Turn the torque converter, at the same time pressing it inwards lightly until the slots on the torque converter hub engage in the drive lugs on the ATF pump gear and the torque converter slides in a noticeable distance.
  W00-10210
Installation depth
  Caution
If the torque converter is not fitted correctly, the drive lugs on the torque converter or the ATF pump will be seriously damaged when the gearbox is joined to the engine.
l  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 bellhousing is about 22 mm.
  Note
If the torque converter has not been fully inserted, the distance will be only approx. 10 mm.
–  Use genuine nuts for attaching torque converter to drive plate → Electronic parts catalogue.
–  Use 15 mm socket (Matra V/175) to tighten nuts of torque converter.
  A32-0007

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