and the autobox is out

 

think im gonna need new exhausts too

Nice work! I've got some brand new Japspeed back boxes going cheap if that helps. I think i know where there is a new x pipe too!!

 

Andy

Well done for your efforts but would have been a lot easier to have removed the torque convertor with the autobox and less strain on the front shaft too.

 

 

Jeff

can i not just have straight through pipes with just back boxes? these pipes have been welded several times

jeff how do you remove the convertor with the box, the box was replaced in february 2003. wish all jobs were this easy

The side bracket ( bell housing to engine ) on the passenger side is unbolted 2 x 14mm bolts, remove the lower bellhousing bolts so the sheild can be pulled out and then the four 14mm bolts are revealed, hold the crank with a 27mm socket and ratchet on one hand and undo the 14mm torque convertor bolts with the other.

 

If you plan on removing it now you may want to support it somehow as its quite heavy and will be half full of fluid.

 

Jeff TT

so when replacing do i fit torque convertor first or at same time as box? also what does the egr bypass do?

yes place the converter in the box and then offer the hole lot up to the engine get the box bolted at the top and then spin the converter to bolt holes and bolt it to the plate ...

you will have to rotate the engine so u can do the other bolts ..

 

this way you dont damage any of the oil seals on the box and stress the converter/box shafts

 

Mark

As Mark said the torque convertor needs fitting to the box before installation back into the car, one point though, when fitting the torque convertor in the box it has to be installed in a certain way as there are 3 location stages inside of the torque convertor which are very distinctive and can be felt and heard.

 

Locate on to gearbox input shaft and push into the gearbox, now push with medium force and rotate the convertor it should after a turn or so click once and go onto the shaft a little more, again repeat turning the convertor until it clicks again and goes onto the shaft again, and one more final turn and wait for the click again.

Remember there are 3 distictive clicks and movement onto the shaft, the torque convertor should now be all the way in and your ready to fit the box the the car, sometimes it can take more than a few turns for the clicks to occur, this can be effected by how much fluid it in the convertor etc. but do not worry keep turning and it will click in.

 

Hope that helps

 

Jeff

Well done mate, I had mine off twice before the conversion, heavy little beauties aren't they!

not forgeting the crud thats resulted from the knacked box is still inside the t/c and needs flushing out if your putting auto box back in

getting a replacement t/c, do i need to flush the rad aswell, before i removed box i emptied box of oil and refilled just to try it and also flush the system a bit, also is castrol dexron 3 ok to use?