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Installing torque converter
Installing torque converter
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Depth gauge
Installing
–  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.
   
Installed depth
If the torque converter has been correctly installed, the depth between the contact surfaces at the tapped holes on the torque converter and the contact surface of the torque converter bellhousing is at least 19 mm.
  Caution
If the torque converter is not fitted correctly, the torque converter drive lugs or the ATF pump will be irreparably damaged when the gearbox is joined to the engine.
–  Use new ribbed bolts to secure the torque converter to the drive plate.
When you then install the gearbox, please observe the following instructions.
  Caution
Before and while you are tightening the bolts on the engine/gearbox flange keep checking that the torque converter can still be rotated behind the drive plate. If the converter cannot be turned, it must be assumed that it has not been installed correctly and the drive lugs on the converter or the ATF pump will be damaged when the bolts are fully tightened.
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Automatic gearbox, control, assembly, housing > < Checking torque converter