A/T - Torque Converter Installation Precautions

Condition

Torque Converter with Needle Bearing, Installing on Transmission with Bushing on Turbine Shaft





32 07 01 Jan.16, 2007, 2002295, Supersedes Technical Bulletin Group 32 number 00-01 dated November 16, 2000 due to inclusion into ElsaWeb.

Technical Background
Torque converter (with needle bearing) will not install on a transmission with a torque converter bushing installed on the turbine shaft.

Latest generation 4 speed automatic transmissions are equipped with a torque converter which contains an integrated needle bearing between the turbine shaft and the torque converter.





- Replacement torque converters may be equipped with an integrated needle bearing.This torque converter can be identified by the 4th digit (arrow) of coding (will be a D, H or J).

Previous generation 4 speed automatic transmissions were equipped with a bushing between the turbine shaft and the torque converter.

Production Solution
Not Applicable.

Service





- Replacement torque converters with integrated needle bearing will not fit previous generation 4 speed automatic transmissions without first removing bushing -A- from the turbine shaft on the transmission.

Tools, required





- Kukko 22/2 support -A-.
- Kukko extractor 21/3 (18.5-23.5mm) -B-

Turbine shaft bushing, removing
With transmission removed, remove bushing from turbine shaft as follows:
- Remove torque converter.
- Install extractor 21/3 to support 22/2.





- Insert extractor into turbine shaft as shown.
- Adjust size of extractor to size of bushing (do not over-adjust extractor).
- Remove bushing from transmission.
- Replace torque converter oil seal on ATF pump (see ElsaWeb, Repair Manual, Repair Group 32 "Torque converter oil seal, removing and installing".
- Install new torque converter.





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Required Parts and Tools