1996 ACURA RL KA9 Service Repair Manual

Torque Converter/Drive Plate/Ring Gear

8 x
1.25
mm

22 N-m

(2.2 kgf-m, 16 Ibf-ft)

DRIVE PLATE/RING GEAR

TORQUE CONVERTER

ASSEMBLY

12 x 1.0 mm

74 N-m

(7.5 kgf-m, 54 Ibf-ft)

Torque in a crisscross pattern

O-RING

Replace.
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Transmission
Installation
1. Flus h th e AT F coole r (se e page s 14-19 5 an d 14-196 ).
2 . Instal l th e torqu e converte r securel y wit h a ne w O-rin g
o n th e mainshaft , an d instal l tw o 1 4 x 2 0 m m dowe l
pin s in th e torqu e converte r housing .
14 x 20 m mDOWE L PI N
O-RIN G
Replace .
14 x 20 m mDOWE L PI NEXTENSIO NSHAFT
TORQUE
CONVERTE R
3. Clea n th e extensio n shaf t openin g o n th e differen -
tia l side .
4 . Inser t th e extensio n shaf t i n it s opening , an d appl y
Supe r Hig h Tem p Ure a Greas e (P/ N 0879 8 - 9002 ) t o
th e shaf t splines .
EXTENSIO N SHAF T
5. Plac e th e transmissio n o n a jack , an d rais e i t t o
engin e level . 6
. Attac h th e transmissio n t o th e engine , the n instal l
th e transmissio n housin g mountin g bol t wit h th e
2 6 m m shim .
NOTE : D o no t instal l th e transmissio n housin g bol t
o n th e engin e stiffene r side .
8 x 1.2 5 mm22 N- m (2. 2 kgf-m , 1 6 Ibf-ft )
ENGIN ESTIFFENE R
12 x 1.2 5 mm64 N- m (6. 5 kgf-m ,
4 7 Ibf-ft )8 x 1.2 5 mm22 N- m(2.2 kgf-m ,
1 6 Ibf-ft )
26 m m SHI M
6 x 1. 0 m m12 N- m (1. 2 kgf-m ,
8. 7 Ibf-ft )
TRANSMISSIO N HOUSIN GMOUNTIN G BOL T12 x 1.2 5 mm64 N- m (6. 5 kgf-m , 4 7 Ibf-ft )
TORQU E CONVERTE R
COVER S
7. Attac h th e torqu e converte r t o th e driv e plat e wit h
si x bolt s an d torque :
Rotat e th e crankshaf t a s necessar y t o tighte n th e
bolt s t o 1/ 2 o f th e specifie d torque , the n t o th e fina l
torque , i n a crisscros s pattern . Afte r tightenin g th e
las t bolt , chec k tha t th e crankshaf t rotate s freely .
8 . Instal l th e torqu e converte r covers .
9 . Instal l th e engin e stiffener . Tighte n th e engin e stiff -
ene r 8 m m bolt s loosely , an d tighte n th e transmis -
sio n housin g mountin g bol t t o th e specifie d torque ,
the n tighte n th e 8 m m bolt s t o th e specifie d torque .
SUPER HIG H TEM P
URE A GREAS E
(P/N 0879 8 -9002 )
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Transmission
Installation (cont'd )
10. Instal l th e transmissio n housin g mountin g bolt s
fro m th e transmissio n side .
TRANSMISSIO N HOUSIN GMOUNTIN G BOLT S12 x 1.2 5 mm64 N- m (6. 5 kgf-m , 4 7 Ibf-ft )
11. Instal l th e transmissio n bea m to th e rea r transmis -
sio n moun t bracket/mount . Tighte n th e thre e cente r
bolt s loosely , the n instal l the m with the exhaus t
pip e bracke t o n th e rea r cove r an d body .
EXHAUS T PIP EBRACKE T
TRANSMISSIO NBEAM
SHIF T CABL E
GUID E BRACKE T
TRANSMISSIO NBEAM CENTE R BOLT S10 x 1.2 5 mmLoosel y install .
12. Tighte n th e transmissio n bea m oute r bolt s (fou r
bolts) .
13 . Tighte n th e rea r transmissio n moun t bracke t bolt s
(thre e bolts) .
14 . Tighte n th e transmissio n bea m cente r bolt s (thre e
bolts ) installe d loosel y in ste p 11 .
15 . Remov e th e transmissio n jac k fro m th e transmis -
sion .
16 . Instal l th e shif t cabl e guid e bracke t o n th e transmis -
sio n beam .
SHIFT CABL E GUID EBRACKE T
TRANSMISSIO N BEA M
6 x 1. 0 m m9.8 N- m (1. 0 kgf-m ,
7. 2 Ibf-ft )
SHIF T CABL E
TRANSMISSIO NBEAM BOLT S10 x 1.2 5 m m
REA R TRANSMISSIO N
MOUN T BRACKET /
MOUNT
REAR TRANSMISSIO N MOUN T
BRACKE T BOLT S
10 x 1.2 5 mm38 N- m (3. 9 kgf-m , 2 8 Ibf-ft ) TRANSMISSIO
N BEA M
CENTE R BOLT S
10 x 1.2 5 m m38 N- m (3. 9 kgf-m , 2 8 Ibf-ft )
TRANSMISSIO NBEAM OUTE R BOL T10 x 1.2 5 m m38 N- m(3.9 kgf-m ,
2 8 Ibf-ft )
TRANSMISSIO NBEAM OUTE R BOLT S10 x 1.2 5 mm38 N- m (3. 9 kgf-m ,
2 8 Ibf-ft )
REA
R TRANSMISSIO N
MOUN T BRACKE T BOLT S10 x 1.2 5 mm38 N- m(3.9 kgf-m , 2 8 Ibf-ft )
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