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Automatic gearbox, control, assembly, housing > < Checking torque converter
Automatic gearbox 01N
Torque converter
Installing torque converter

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • ◆ Depth gauge

Work sequence

  • ‒ Press torque converter hub through oil seal as far as first stop.
  • ‒ Lightly press torque converter inwards and turn until slots on torque converter hub engage in drive lugs on ATF pump gear and torque converter slides in a noticeable distance.
 
N32-0028

Installed depth

→ If the torque converter has been installed correctly, distance -A- between the joint surface on the torque converter bellhousing and the bottom contact surface on the torque converter studs should be approx 23 mm.

If the torque converter has not been installed properly, the distance will be about 13 mm.

Important!
If the torque converter is incorrectly inserted, the drive lugs on the torque converter or the ATF pump will be severely damaged when the gearbox is attached to the engine.

Automatic gearbox, control, assembly, housing > < Checking torque converter