Removing Needle Roller Bearing; Removing Or Installing Retaining Ring; Reassembly Of Direct Clutch; Compressing Spring Retainer - Pontiac TRANS AM 1977 Service Manual

TURBO HYDRA-MATIC 350 TRANSMISSION 7A3-35
DIRECT CLUTCH DRUM T O
FORWARD CLUTCH HOUSING
NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING
Fig.
7A3-75
Removing Needle Roller Bearing
Fig. 7A3-77 Direct Clutch Plates
PRESSURE PLATE
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D IRECT CLUTCH-
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Fig. 7A3-76 Removing or Installing Retaining Ring
the springs.
11. Remove direct clutch piston inner and outer seals
(Fig. 71\3-80).
12. Remove direct clutch piston center seal (Fig. 7A3-
8 1).
Reassembly of Direct Clutch
1. Install direct clutch piston outer seal and inner seal
(Fig. 7A3-80).
2. Install direct clutch piston center seal (Fig. 71\3-81).
3. Install the direct clutch piston into housing with the
aid of a piece of .020" music wire crimped into copper tubing
(Fig. 7A3-82).
SNAP RING
PLIERS
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Fig. 7A3-78 Compressing Spring Retainer
4. Install spring retainer and springs. Compress spring
retainer and install retaining ring, using Tools J 2590-3 and
J 2590-5
5. Lubricate with transmission fluid and install faced
plates and steel separator plates starting with a steel plate and
alternating steel and faced (Fig. 7A3-83).
6. Install direct clutch pressure plate and retaining ring.
7. Install intermediate overrun roller clutch assembly
(Fig. 71\3-84).
Roller clutch assembly must be assembled with four (4)
holes up (toward front of transmission).
8. Install intermediate clutch overrun outer race.
When the intermediate overrun clutch outer race is
installed, it should free wheel in the counterclockwise