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Jason then loaded the transmission with the matched Phoenix-supplied torque converter. Keep in mind that a converter has two tangs on its shaft that must engage its transmissions' pump. Install one halfway (and it's easy to do) and you'll toast the trans immediately. It's neither easy nor intuitive to engage the pump, which only makes things more difficult. As the converter slips into the transmission, it engages two spline sets and the drive lugs on the pump rotor for a total of three steps.
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Jason then loaded the transmission with the matched Phoenix-supplied torque converter. Keep in mind that a converter has two tangs on its shaft that must engage its transmissions' pump. Install one halfway (and it's easy to do) and you'll toast the trans immediately. It's neither easy nor intuitive to engage the pump, which only makes things more difficult. As the converter slips into the transmission, it engages two spline sets and the drive lugs on the pump rotor for a total of three steps.  View Related Article