Cougar/XR7 V8-4.6L VIN W (1997)
Torque Converter: Component Tests and General Diagnostics
End Play Check
1. Insert End Play Checking Tool T80L-7902-A into the torque converter pump drive hub until it bottoms.
2. Expand the sleeve in the turbine spline by tightening the threaded inner post until the tool is securely locked in to the spline.
3. Attach Dial Indicator with Bracketry TOOL-4201-C or equivalent to the tool. Position the indicator button on the converter pump drive hub, and
set the dial face at 0 (zero).
4. Lift the tool upward as far as it will go and note the indicator reading. The indicator reading is the total end play which the turbine and stator share.
Replace the torque converter if the total end play exceeds the limits indicated in the chart below.
5. Loosen the threaded inner post to free the tool and remove the tool from the torque converter. Refer to the following list for torque converter
end-play specifications.
New or Rebuilt: 0.36-1.04 mm (0.014-0.041 inch) max
Used: 0.36-1.88 mm (0.014-0.074 inch) max
Leak Test
If welds on the torque converter indicate leakage, remove the torque converter and make the following check:
1. Clean the outer surface of the torque converter.
