TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

Removal

1. Remove and discard the cooler tube fitting.

2. Remove the final drive ring gear retaining ring.

3. Remove the final drive ring gear.

4. Inspect the final drive ring gear, housing lug teeth, and final drive ring gear teeth for damage or wear.

5. Remove the differential lubrication tube bolt.

6. Pull the differential lubrication tube from the housing.

7. Inspect the converter housing for:

Warning

• In order to avoid injury, eye protection should be worn when cleaning components with compressed air. Failure to follow these instructions can result in personal injury.

Note

• Clean all components with a suitable solvent and use moisture-free compressed air to dry all parts and clean fluid passages.

• Stator support area wear

• Case mating surfaces for nicks or deformation

• Differential bushing wear

8. Inspect the converter housing hydraulic passages for blockage.

(1) Differential lubrication passage

(2) Front lubrication passage

(3) Converter turbine passage

(4) Converter impeller passage

(5) Cooler passage

9. Inspect for blockage at the converter seal return hole.

Installation

1. Position a new differential lubrication tube in the torque converter housing.

2. Using the SST, install the differential lubrication tube.

3. Install the differential lubrication tube bolt.

4. Install the final drive ring gear.

Note

• The final drive ring gear is installed with the lug end uppermost.

5. Install the final drive ring gear retaining ring.

6. Install the cooler tube fitting.