Torque Converter: Service and Repair

Removing and installing torque converter

Preliminary work

Preliminary work for torque converter

1. Remove Tiptronic gears.

Removing torque converter

Removing the torque converter





Torque converter

Warning
Danger of scalding and chemical burns from hot ATF

- Allow ATF to cool down

- Wear personal protective gear (goggles, gloves)

1. Place oil collection pan under the converter bell housing.

Information
^ ATF can leak out when removing the torque converter.
^ Place torque converter with transmission side pointing upwards.

2. Remove torque converter from the transmission shaft.

Installing torque converter





Torque converter

1. Clean any emerging oil off converter bell housing.

Information
^ Ensure that converter is seated correctly.

2. Push torque converter as far as it will go onto the transmission shaft.

Caution
Leaks due to incorrect assembly sequence of torque converter
^ Leaks after a new sealing ring was fitted
^ Leaks following installation of the torque converter

- Observe installation instructions





Sealing lip bent in

3. When sliding in the torque converter -1-, the sealing lip of the shaft sealing ring can bend over because of a ridge on the torque converter -1-. -lower arrow-





Positioning sealing lip

4. Now pull the torque converter -1- out by approx. 5 mm. This moves the shaft sealing ring back into its correct installation position.
5. Push torque converter as far as it will go onto the transmission shaft.

Subsequent work

Reworking the torque converter

1. Install Tiptronic transmission.
2. Check and if necessary, top up the ATF.