Tools Required

1. Remove the transmission from the vehicle. Refer to Transmission Replacement .
2. Install J 21366 to restrain the torque converter.
3. Install J 44723 . Refer to Holding Fixture Installation .
4. Position the transmission vertically with the torque converter end up.
5. Remove J 21366 torque converter retaining bracket.




Important: The distance from the torque converter mounting lugs to the transmission mounting face is an important measurement. It is required to check correct reassembly of the torque converter.

6. Measure from the mounting lugs to the transmission mounting face.
7. Install J 46409 180 degrees apart into 2 lugs on the front of the torque converter.

Caution: Avoid personal injury or property damage when removing or installing the torque converter by seeking an assistant to help lift the torque converter.

8. Lift the torque converter free of the transmission and place it on the work table.
9. Remove the lifting handles.

1. Lubricate the converter pump hub OD and the torque converter seal with clean transmission fluid.
2. Install J 46409 180 degrees apart into 2 lugs on the front of the torque converter.

Caution: Avoid personal injury or property damage when removing or installing the torque converter by seeking an assistant to help lift the torque converter.

3. Lift the torque converter into the transmission.
4. Spin the torque converter to engage the turbine shaft splines in the torque converter hub, the stator shaft splines in the stator race and to engage the drive flats on the converter pump hub with the oil pump drive gear.
5. The torque converter is correctly installed when the distance from the lugs to the mounting face is the same as when measured before removing the torque converter.



6. Install J 21366 .
7. Reinstall the transmission into the vehicle. Refer to Transmission Replacement .