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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: stretchy on December 29, 2009, 15:49:02

Title: torque converter removal???
Post by: stretchy on December 29, 2009, 15:49:02

alrite felas
has any of you got any tips or links for removing a torque converter and flywheel from a v8. its all open ready to have a go at i need the spacer flywheel and converter

thanks

stretchy

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: disco2 td5 on December 29, 2009, 19:00:34

the torque converter is fasted to the flywheel with  a flex plate u need to access the bolts buy turning the engine slowly and u will see the nuts from the startor motor hole should only be 3 or 4 nuts the u can get to the fly wheel bolts usually about 8 of them and then it should be off

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: stretchy on December 29, 2009, 21:45:31

so its just nuts then ?? no special tools ??

thanks

stretchy

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: disco2 td5 on December 29, 2009, 23:10:10

no nothing special just a few nuts prob somewere in the area of 13 mm - 14 mm and the fly wheel bolts are about 19 mm - 21 mm depending on engine

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: extreme90 on December 31, 2009, 00:34:59

remove the starter
then turn engine over until you see a hole in the flywheel thats access to the pin on the plex plate
there are 3 in total ( going of td5/300tdi/p38 )
be carefull when refitting, if the convereter drops off the pump drive and you force it all together you will bust the drive gear on the pump
thats a tad expensive then  :shock:

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: stretchy on December 31, 2009, 01:46:57

 i have it off now thanks guys it was just nuts. just needed some extra muscle to keep it from turning and of it came.

thanks

stretchy

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 31, 2009, 19:44:57

As said be careful when you rebuild, there are 2 lots of splines and a dog that all need to be engaged, often it can feel like it's in and not be, that's when the pump gets bust.

I'd advise anyone doing this to measure the location of the torque converter with the whole lot still assemebled, you can access it throught the bottom of the bellhousing or the round access hole underneath.  You MUST be sure it's fully engaged before you attempt to refit engine and gearbox.

I was surpried though, i thought the TC would be bigger, it's not much begger than on my 2.0Capri :-k

Title: Re: torque converter removal???
Post by: stretchy on January 01, 2010, 15:05:00

well it was for a guy that brought it of me so its really not my bag to put it back together. he also wanted the bell of the auto box so the end of the box compleatly fell into bits and bearings  :shock: id rather fit a manual box and clutch any day

thanks anyways

stretchy