God bless this dude. His videos are outstanding. 👏

And sometimes you do get it all right and the pump and TC still destroy each other. Because the flex plate was warped.

I personally have never seen a transmission bolt up to the engine if the torque converter is not in its proper place it's just it just will not happen if that torque converter doesn't slide in its pins or in the notches whatever you term you want to use there's no way you're gonna bolt the bellhousing to the block firmly clean it just aint gonna happen

Almost learned this the hard way last week! Thank God someone who knew stepped in to help

I learned this the hard way. Prongs on the oil pump gear were torn off and I had to buy an used trans just to replace the whole oil pump assembly.

Best thing is spin it around and feel how it seats as you slide it on to the shaft

If torque converter is not set back all the way, you simply can't close the gap between motor and transmission. Add some fluid in the converter is a good idea.

So simple to do, so critical, yet easily overlooked! I remember dealing with this for my first time ever, i was definitely nervous.

Yep, that happened to me. I bought a Daewoo Espero with a bearing knock and drove it home. I removed the engine and rebuilt it. After we inserted the engine the car would start but not drive, turns out I crushed those 2 notches for the oil pump. I went to a automatic gearbox shopp and they pulled out a gear from another gearbox for me.

All good teaching points, Thanx.

Too all you rookies, always work the torque converter side to side and walk it in!😂😂

I learned that the hard way at about 16 when I ruined a Volkswagen automatic transmission forcing the bellhousing onto the engine.

Your videos are so good, keep the good content

I have a nissan juke, there is no way to reach the screws connecting torque converter and flywheel, i was doing this work at my home, I removed every connected wire to the transmission and subframe, I dried the oil i took the subframe off with everything connected to it, using a jacklift for easy fall I removed the shock absorbers, And axels I put a jack under the transmission oil pan I removed the gearbox mounts I removed 9 screws Took it down after prying the casing Replaced broken parts Had problem in alignment Returning transmission to its location Putting 1 screw in each corner and tighten it enough to put pressure, Went to crankshaft pulley used a breaker bar to move it, and i felt the alignment as i got less pressure in turning it, tried to turn it a few times to feel assured, tighten screws and putting the remaining once and After a test it's working! Thankfully

This is how I learned. Took me 2 months working once a week to repair my transmission on a 4x4. And I still had it in the air when I went to test the gears. And I put it in drive and the rear wheels didn’t move. So I just called it a night. It took me 2-3 weeks the second time around. Lol. But I had to do the labor again to put in a pump rebuild kit and seat the torq converter properly and the truck ran great until 3/4 clutchpack went out some 3-4 yrs later.

My solution to that is to make up a pipe that has the appropriate notches in the correct place that will show you where the notches should go. You can then mark it then wiggle the TC back and forth slightly and it should drop right in. Good mechanics should know this a long time.

How tf you get the toque converter bolted and bell housing if it’s not aligned in the first place…..

Great tip Thank you

😊😊😊😊😊 Thank you sir fir the video, which is very informative and helpful.

You can absolutely bolt up a Turboglide with the front pump not properly indexed. Nothing shears, and the friction of the torque converter pressing hard up against the front pump will actually turn it enough to develop enough pressure to back the car out and run it a little but the force pressint against the front pump is so large it quicky grinds it to a pulp and you're stuck.

This video saved me

When I went to school the transmission teacher used to always say if you don't hear two clicks from your torque converter it's not on right and you will destroy it if you try to install it this way.. take it apart and start over till you hear two clicks..

Ahhhh I remember when I had to do a ford exploder twice cuz I was having a bad day didn’t do the push and spin and double check

Dude is a genius

don't forget to fill it first

As soon as you turn on the engine they will line up and mate be fine but its best to make sure first it is moun😢 correctly in the first place

True mechanics take their time understanding what they're working on. Hacks just slap things together to get paid for a job not accomplished.

I was thinking of swapping out my automatic transmission DPS6 for a manual but I guess it’s way more expensive and complicated to do ? 16 Ford Focus SE 2.5 L

Yes. I did that mistake!

The first time i put my engine and transmission in my car i was going off what i thought looked right, boy was i wrong, i bolted the torque converter to the flex plate and then mounted the transmission, after i got everything in place and fluids all filled back up the car wouldnt even spin over with a bar on the ring gear of the converter. So i had to take it all back apart and then watch a video to see how you really mount an automatic transmission to an engine

I got an aftermarket reman torque converter that i bolted up and i ended having to get longer bolts and spacers because i literally had over half an inch gap, i can see how it could of easily be installed wrong if i didnt have it on the pump it still would of bolted up and had proper end play.

Just search manual swap and avoid the hassle

Slowly spin with hand pressure .I fill with fluid

So why do the prongs get sheared if not seated? If they’re strong enough to not be sheared if seated how is more force being applied when not seated? When you start the vehicle the only force being applied to the flex plate is the torque the engine produces at high idle. With the transmission not in gear all you’re doing is spinning the pump

Been lucky anytime someone messed that up the flex plate was wedged on the torque convertor so you couldn't spin it for the bolts. That would be a nightmare to tell management

Friend did this at work. Dealer had to take a hit for a whole new transmission🙄

Ive just spend the last 2 days ripping a gearbox and tcase off a car because i put the clutch backwards 🙂 it even fucking says flywheel side on it. Shits heavy

@shoplifetv, I have a vw touareg but the torque converter keeps getting eaten up on one side thus causing the leakage. What could be the issue?? Thanks

NOW he tells me 😂

I think noah used to do that on the ark

Why don’t it move on D but dose on 1,2,3

You're telling me that all the torch from the engine goes Tru these 3 little bolts in to the transmission???

One shouldn't be performing this job if they do this.

Man you push it in and spin it

Don't you generally want to hear too good clicks to know it's in properly? At least that's the way they taught us back in 89 when I went to an auto tech school

Does the torque converter vibrate if it’s installed improperly?

They don't stab the torque converter all the way, a mistabbed torque converter is big trouble

and then it makes a whining noise ???? omg ... i think i just messed up 3 days of work when ive rrplaced the engine on an E90

47.8v or 57.8v this one

Bro my 91 Ranger has this stuck on the actual engine. I bought it like that. You know how to get it off?

Wish I seen this before lol 4l60e down lol

Yes and always double check your work turn the crank by hand first

It's not a torque converter. It's the zimwabler assembly that goes inside a turbo encabulator.

That’s a rotospromulator.

It's crazy how everything is hold down by only three bolts

FACT

No it will break the pump,

My solution is use a manual transmission

Everything correct except the front pump you could rebuild instead of replacing. As long as housing isn’t cracked.

3 clicks boys