Bell Housing: Service and Repair

Housing - Torque Converter

Service Repair No - 44.17.01

Remove

1. Remove torque converter oil seal.





2. Remove 18 bolts and plain washers securing torque converter and intermediate plate to gearbox casing. Note the position of the 4 bolts that have sealant applied to the bolt threads and 6 bolts, (outer ring), which are shorter.
3. Hold input shaft in position and carefully remove the converter housing and intermediate plate from gearbox casing.





4. Note the position of the Torrington race on the forward clutch hub and the thrust washer which will stay attached to the intermediate plate by fluid adhesion.
5. Remove and discard intermediate plate gasket.
6. Remove thrust washer from intermediate plate.
7. Separate converter housing from intermediate plate.

Refit

1. Clean converter housing, intermediate plate and gearbox casing mating faces.
2. Clean bolts and plain washers and sealant from 4 bolt threads.
3. Apply Petroleum Jelly to new gasket and position on gearbox casing.
4. Apply Petroleum Jelly to thrust washer and Torrington race.
5. Correctly position Torrington race and thrust washer to forward clutch hub.
6. Position intermediate plate and converter housing to gearbox casing.





7. Apply High Formular Hylomar sealant to 4 longer bolt threads and fit bolts in the positions shown.
8. Fit remaining bolts and tighten progressively in a diagonal sequence to 46 Nm (34 ft. lbs.).





9. Place LRT-44-003/1 into pump housing, tighten screws to secure LRT-44-003/1 to input shaft.
10. Clamp a suitable steel base to converter housing flange.
11. Mount DTI gauge and position gauge probe onto LRT-44-003/1 and zero gauge.
12. Check that the axial end-float is between 0.2 to 0.4 mm. If end-float is not within limits, replace existing thrust washer, positioned at rear of intermediate plate, with a suitable thickness thrust washer to give the required end-float.
13. Remove DTI gauge and base plate.
14. Fit torque converter oil seal.