Drive Pinion Shaft Assembly: Installation

Assemble the drive pinion shaft assembly to the oil pump housing.
NOTE:
- Be careful not to bend the shim.
- Be careful not to press-fit the pinion into housing bore.
Tightening torque:

40 N.m (4.0 kgf-m, 29.5 ft-lb)

Fig 1: Locating Drive Pinion Shaft Mounting Bolt
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Join the converter case with the transmission case. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Converter Case. >
Install the reduction driven gear. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Reduction Driven Gear. >
Install the reduction drive gear. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Reduction Drive Gear. >
Connect the transmission case with the extension case. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Extension Case. >
Insert the inhibitor switch connector and transmission harness connector onto the stay.
Install the air breather hose. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Air Breather Hose. >
Install the ATF cooler inlet and outlet pipes. < Refer to INSTALLATION , ATF Cooler Pipe and Hose. >
Install the oil charge pipe with O-ring. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Oil Charge Pipe. >
Apply ATF to the O-ring, insert the input shaft while rotating the shaft slowly by hand, and check the amount of protrusion.
NOTE: Use new O-rings.

Normal protrusion A:

50 - 55 mm (1.97 - 2.17 in)

Fig 2: Identifying Input Shaft Protrusion
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Install the torque converter clutch assembly. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Torque Converter Clutch Assembly. >
Install the transmission assembly to the vehicle. < Refer to INSTALLATION , Automatic Transmission Assembly. >