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Installing torque converter
Installing torque converter
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Depth gauge -VAS 6082- or digital depth gauge -VAS 6087-
Procedure
–  Press torque converter hub through oil seal as far as first stop.
–  Push torque converter into torque converter bellhousing by hand, turning it so that torque converter hub engages in slots of internal gear of ATF pump. You should feel the torque converter slide into place.
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l  If the torque converter is correctly inserted, the distance between the surface of the securing eyes and the surface of the torque converter bellhousing is at least 23 mm.
l  If the torque converter has not been fully inserted, the distance will be only approx. 11 mm.
  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.
When you then install the gearbox, adhere to 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 during final tightening of bolted connections.
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Automatic gearbox, control, assembly, housing > < Checking torque converter