Torque converter pump and main housing (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
- Section
- Repair
Automatic gearboxTorque converter pump and main housing · page 2 of 2
- Screw in 2 bolts, diagonally opposite each other. 17. Refit torque converter into housing using torque Tap lightly using a soft headed mallet to remove pump assembly from intermediate plate.
- Refit gearbox/transfer box assembly.
- Remove shaft sealing ring and ’O’ ring from pump housing and discard.
Refit
- Using oil seal replacer LRT-44-001 fit shaft seal ring into pump housing.
- Fit ’O’ ring onto circumference of pump housing.
- Align dowel with hole in intermediate plate and press pump housing home.
- Fit pump housing to intermediate plate, tighten bolts to 10 Nm, 7 lbf ft.
- Place bell housing and intermediate plate assembly on bench, front face up. Using oil pump rotation sleeve LRT-44-003(LST111), check that pump gears rotate freely.
- Before fitting intermediate plate and bell housing assembly, check that thrust washer and axial cage are seated on clutch housing.
- Place NEW gasket and selective disc washer onto bell housing and intermediate plate assembly using Petroleum Jelly.
- Fit bell housing and intermediate plate assembly to gearcase. Tighten bolts to 46 Nm, 34 lbf ft.
- Place end float gauge LRT-44-003 onto pump housing and check that axial play is between 0.2 - 0.4 mm, 0.008 - 0.016 in. Replace existing washer, situated at rear of intermediate plate, with a washer selected to give required end float.
converter handles LRT-44-010. Check that dimension from converter fixing bolt boss to converter housing face is 50 mm, 1.968 in to comfirm that converter is properly seated in housing. See Gearbox and transfer box assembly
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