Necessary equipment
J-35582 Oil Pump Seal Installer
1. Install the seal.
- Lubricate the inner surface of the oil pump housing with automatic transmission fluid.
- Using J-35582, drive in a new seal. The end of the seal should be flush with the outside edge of the pump housing.
2. Install the oil pump internal and external gears.
- Lubricate the surface of the oil pump housing with automatic transmission fluid.
- Install the drive and driven gears into the oil pump housing.
3. Install the oil pump plate.
- Lubricate the new sealing ring with automatic transmission fluid and install it into the oil pump housing.
- Align the hole in the oil pump plate with the dowel pin on the oil pump body.
4. Install the oil pump cover.
- Align the oil pump cover with each bolt hole on the oil pump housing and temporarily tighten the 14 Torx bolts.
- Tighten 14 Torx bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the oil pump cover mounting bolt (14 mm) to 12 N·m (106 lbs.in).
Tighten the oil pump cover mounting bolt (17 mm) to 7 N·m (62 lbs.in).
5. Check the rotation of the oil pump drive gear.
- Make sure that the drive gear rotates smoothly after installation on the torque converter.
Important: Care must be taken not to damage the seal lip.
[The text of the article was obtained from the website «chevyman.ru»]