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Oil Pump Assembly: Reassembly

  1. Lay pump body flat on bench, and install rotor into rotor and slide cavity. Lay straight edge over pump body and rotor. Use feeler gauge to check rotor-to-stator (cover) clearance. Specification is .0010-.0015" (.025-.038 mm). If pump cover is replaced, ensure reverse input feed hole in stator hub is same diameter as in hub removed.
  2. Install "O" ring and seal ring in groove on back side of pump slide. Retain seal ring using petroleum jelly. Install pivot pin and spring in pump body. Install pump slide. Notch in pump slide must align with pivot pin hole and with flat oil seal ring facing downward in pump pocket. Install slide seal and support.
  3. Install pump vane ring into pump pocket. Coat rotor guide with petroleum jelly. Install rotor guide on rotor. Install rotor and guide into pump pocket with guide toward pump pocket. Install vanes in rotor. Install vane guide ring. Compress pump slide spring and install into pump pocket. All components must be even with pump body surface. Install "O" ring on pump screen, and install screen in pump cover with seal end last.
  4. Using Seal Installer (J-25016), install seal in pump body. Install seal retainer. Install pressure relief check ball and spring in pump cover. Install retaining rivet. Install converter clutch valve springs and converter clutch valve. Install valve stop and snap ring. Install pressure regulator valve and spring in pump cover. See Figure .
  5. Coat T.V. boost valve with petroleum jelly. Install T.V. boost valve in throttle valve bushing. Long area on valve must be positioned in large hole of bushing. Coat reverse boost valve with petroleum jelly. Install reverse boost valve in boost valve sleeve with small end first. Install reverse boost valve sleeve in pump cover.
  6. Install T.V. boost valve sleeve in pump cover. Install snap ring. Ensure snap ring is fully seated. Install pump cover on pump body. Install retaining bolts finger tight. Align pump body and cover using Alignment Strap (J-21368). Place bolt through pump-to-case bolt hole. Tighten retaining bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  . Remove alignment strap.
  7. Position NEW pump-to-case gasket on pump, and retain it using petroleum jelly. Install oil seal rings on stator hub. Retain oil seal rings using petroleum jelly. Install NEW pump-to-case oil seal on cover. Ensure seal is not twisted. Coat seal with ATF. Install pump-to-drum thrust washer. Ensure tangs on washer engage with holes in hub.