End Clutch Seal Replacement
This is something recommended to do during the friction and Steel replacement. It was hard to get the pictures due to how small the seals are. Some have had no 4th gear and this fixed the problem. Email me for info or if you need these seals. They are made by Alto.
Auto Transmission DSMers: If you want to buy the Translab Shift Kit or Alto Kits: Try http://www.importperformancetransmissions.com He is a Transmission Specialist and has done a lot of work on DSM Transmissions. You will find him helping out on the DSM forums at www.dsmtalk.com. Look for the Automatic Transmission Forums.
For the Translab kits you can email Dean Mason of Translab. He is the creator of the kit and the owner of the company. deanmason@juno.com
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Here is the end clutch in case you forgot. I pulled
mine out to change the seals only.
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The Alto Powerpack after 35k + miles of 60 mile a day highway driving and hitting the throttle a good bit. I like the passing ability of this car :) The plates are straight and the frictions look very good. Very little wear. |
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Follow the other end clutch VFAQ on removing the frictions, snap ring, pressure plate and the steels. You will be down to what you see here. |
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Remove the thrust washer.
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Remove the snap ring here. The easiest way to remove it is a special tool (which I do not have....yet). You want to press down on the return spring (the first plate with the lines cut in it) as you ease the snap ring out with a screwdriver (picture). As soon as I get a solution I will post it.
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Remove the snap ring.
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Remove the washer and stack them where they will not
get lost. There is no replacement for these in the kit.
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The rest of the end clutch assembly pulls apart. Remove the return spring (solid arrow) and the piston (dotted arrow). If you look at the Piston (in Hand) closely. There are 3 little holes with balls in them. My understanding (I could be wrong) is fluid should only come thru one way. If you blow on one from the front side it should go thru but not the back side. The problem is the balls not seating properly. You can smack them with a ball hammer and punch to reseat them or replace the unit. I will try to dredge up more info on this. |
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Now take a good look at the seal before ripping it off and throwing it away. It goes on one way! If you do forget or it is annihilated, the cut out part of the outer seal faces the bottom of the piston (if looking at as we just were in previous pics). Replace the outer seal and coat it with tranny fluid or Vaseline. |
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Here is the inner seal. You can remove it with a small screwdriver. Try not to tear it up,,,just in case (read on). Replace and lube it with Vaseline or tranny fluid it as well. Watch this outer and inner seal when putting it back in the drum and make sure it does not get ripped or roll out. The inner is the toughest to work with. Take your time on this part. If the original inner part is in good condition you can reuse it if you mess up. |
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This is the tough part so be prepared. Put it all back together and place the snap ring back on. The way you can do this is use two clamps to press down just enough on the return spring. Then work the snap ring back into the groove. A disc brake spreader used creatively will work too. |
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Now on the rear of the end clutch drum (retainer). This piece (ring) snaps apart by pressing it together and lifting one side at the joint (dotted arrow). You will figure it out once you see it. Add the new ring in the kit and snap it together at the joint. Each side of ring has a little hook. |
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The last seal before putting this back on is the metal clad seal (dotted arrow). You can pry this out with a screwdriver or pop it out when the EC piston is out as in earlier pics. |
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Here is the old metal clad seal removed IMPORTANT: Your kit should have 2 metal clad seals. The reason is because in 1992 (06/92) they changed the inner shaft diameter. They both have the same outside diameter but the inner seal is smaller on the later models. The outside seal diameter is the same so either will fit in the end clutch drum. So, the later will not fit on the earlier shaft (too small) but the earlier will fit over the new shaft but be too big. This will cause a leak and ultimately failure. So put them side by side to check and make sure it its on the shaft securely.
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Use a socket of the same diameter and press the new clad seal in carefully by tapping it with a hammer. Make sure it goes in evenly. Now you are ready to put the end clutch back into the tranny. GO to the original VFAQ for the rest of the install. |
End Clutch frictions and steels