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HOMESERVICE MANUALSCADILLAC2011ESCALADE BASE, AWDREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISEXTERNAL PAGESDIFFERENT CARSECTION 920 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - ALLISON - REMOVAL & INSTALLATION, SERVICE, OVERHAUL, TROUBLESHOOTING & DIAGNOSIS)ON-VEHICLE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONSTORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENTINSTALLATION PROCEDURE
2011 Cadillac Escalade Base, AWD

Installation Procedure

2011 Cadillac Escalade Base, AWDSECTION Installation Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 GMC Sierra and 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
    Fig 1: Installing J 46409 Into Torque Converter Lugs
    GM1660895Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. Lubricate the converter pump hub OD and the torque converter seal with clean transmission fluid.
  2. Install J 46409  180 degrees apart into 2 lugs on the front of the torque converter. See Special Tools .
    3. CAUTION: Avoid personal injury or property damage when removing or installing the torque converter by seeking an assistant to help lift the torque converter.
  3. Lift the torque converter into the transmission.
  4. Spin the torque converter to engage the turbine shaft splines in the torque converter hub, the stator shaft splines in the stator race and to engage the drive flats on the converter pump hub with the oil pump drive gear.
  5. The torque converter is correctly installed when the distance from the lugs to the mounting face is the same as when measured before removing the torque converter.
    6. Fig 2: Torque Converter Restraining Device
    GM1660894Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  6. Install J 21366  .
  7. Reinstall the transmission into the vehicle. Refer to Transmission Replacement .
    8. IMPORTANT: The FastLearn (adapt) procedure must be performed. This can be done in one step using a scan tool. If this procedure is not done, the TCM's adaptive values will be at the settings that it learned for the old components. and will be in slow adaptive mode. Under these conditions, it would take an unacceptably long time for the adaptive values to converge to levels suitable for the new transmission.
  8. Perform the FastLearn procedure. Refer to FastLearn Procedure .
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