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Originally Posted by Frank Reiner
If the front seal is not leaking, it may be well to leave it. While not difficult to R&R, it would best be done without removing the front cover of the trans, as the bolts that retain the pump in the front cover come from the inside. A double hook puller is indicated in the literature.
Should you choose to remove the front cover, the torque for the cover-to-main case bolts is: ~9-10 lbft.
The pump-to-cover bolt torque is: ~15 lbft.
A fresh gasket for the front cover will help.
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Originally Posted by mmiller
Hi Frank,
Just so I understand your explanation, the Pump can be removed without removing the Bell Housing.
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The bell housing and the front cover are one piece.
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1) First order of business is to pull the Torque Converter. There is mention about removing a small Plastic Plug, and I see some cautionary notes about the 'Tabs' being prone to breaking. What would cause them to break during the process?
2) From what I can see, there are several Bushings and a Seal located on the Input Shaft just forward of the Pump. Those get removed. Then the Pump needs to be removed. You indicated a double hook puller is used to pull the Pump off the shaft. You also mention "it would best be done without removing the front cover of the trans, as the bolts that retain the pump in the front cover come from the inside". This is where I get confused. If the bolts that secure the Pump come from the inside and through the Bell Housing, how can they be removed without removing the front cover? I see no nuts holding the pump to the four bolts, so I am assuming the Pump is threaded for the bolts.
Sorry for the details, but the time to educate myself is now, not in the middle of the job.
Thanks Again,
mark
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Since the bell and the front cover are one, the bell/front cover indeed is removed to gain access to the pump bolts.
The only seal at the front of the trans is pressed into the pump, and seals on the neck of the convertor. The puller mentioned is to extract the seal from the pump.
What manual are you reading? There is no plastic plug or tabs that I have seen. The neck of the convertor is notched for the drive lugs of the pump; the remaining part of the neck could be referred to as "tabs".