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Subject:Re: Torque convertor seal
From:Brian Cochran
Date:Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:32:03 -0800

Thanks, I was close to phoning you today, but I wanted to get it all
together and done with.  I'm sure, after this engine drop, that the torque
convertor was leaking.  I was going to see if you wanted to look at my
torque convertor, to see if it needed a new bushing or not....  but I
cleaned it up and put it in.  There was two rings of wear on the outside
where the seal rubs/rides.  I figured the only solution there was a new T.C.
and  I didn't want to delay an already overdue  job.  I have tranny "noises"
anyway, --213k on it, so why not.  I've decided to run till it's dead, then
find a replacement.
I know you're  the manual tranny expert, but do you do AT's?  I'll need it
someday.

THe convertor seal went in by hand...no pounding or etc. I set it flush, for
I spoke with Bob Donalds this morning for clarification of a couple things.
I dipped the seal in ATF as per Bentley, I hope they got that part right...
I got my $66, two inch thick book in the middle of this job and I've
incountered three errors!! I want my money back!  The haynes manual is
enough methinks.

Thanks again
Brian Cochran
Carnation,WA
>From: aatransaxle@juno.com
>To: rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM
>Subject: Re:Torque convertor seal
>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:46:48 -0800
>
>FLUSH....that is the real world way to put the seal in...no more than 1mm
>below flush  if you must....forget what bently says..go flush...never had
>one with a problem doing it that way...done 50 + of them over the years
>
>Daryl of AA Transaxle
>Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
>(425) 788-4070
>1-877-377-0773 toll free
>http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)
>On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 22:42:13 -0800 Brian Cochran
><rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
> > Hello my friends,
> > Tomorrow morning I would like to put the engine and transaxle
> > together.......but I can't until I get things straightened out..
> >
> > The other day I asked about the torque convertor seal.  Leave it
> > flush with
> > the housing as I found it or pound it home to the back of the
> > groove??
> > Well, somebody out there replied to me, I forget who-- I just read
> > 'em and
> > delete--and they told me wrong info!!! Errrr , well at least I found
> > that
> > the bentley contradicts what they said.  The person who wrote me
> > said to
> > leave the seal flush.  That's how I found it and that made sense.
> > But
> > today, whilst trying to figure out what the toque convertor bushing
> > is and
> > what it should look like,  I read that the seal should go in as far
> > as
> > possible.......
> > Soooo.....who's right?  I'm sure whoever went out of their way to
> > write me
> > had some reason for telling me to leave the seal flush.
> >
> > I want this project to be a memory, in the past, gone, and of
> > course,
> > successful.  It's been fun, but lengthy.
> >
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