Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1916

21 - 178 AUTOMA TIC TRANSMISSION NAG1 - SERVICE INFORMA TION
Fig. 241 Transmission Temperature Sensor
Specifications
Refer t o t h e Tr a n sm ission Tem per a t u r e Sen sor
Specifica t ion s t a ble (F ig. 241) for t h e r ela t ion sh ip
bet ween t r a n sm ission t em per a t u r e, sen sor volt a ge,
a n d sen sor r esist a n ce.
T ORQU E CON V ERT ER
DESCRIPTION
Fig. 242 Torque Converter
1 - TURBINE
2 - IMPELLER
3 - STATOR
4 - INPUT SHAFT
5 - STATOR SHAFT
6 - TURBINE DAMPER
CAUTION: The torque converter must be replaced if
a transmission failure resulted in large amounts of
metal or fiber contamination in the fluid.
Th e t or qu e con ver t er (F ig. 242) is a h ydr a u lic
device t h a t cou ples t h e en gin e cr a n ksh a ft t o t h e
t r a n sm ission . Th e t or qu e con ver t er con sist s of a n
ou t er sh ell wit h a n in t er n a l t u r bin e (1), a st a t or (3),
a n over r u n n in g clu t ch , a n im peller (2), a n d a n elec-
t r on ica lly a pplied con ver t er clu t ch . Th e con ver t er
clu t ch pr ovides r edu ced en gin e speed a n d gr ea t er
fu el econ om y wh en en ga ged. Clu t ch en ga gem en t a lso
pr ovides r edu ced t r a n sm ission flu id t em per a t u r es.
Th e con ver t er clu t ch en ga ges in t h ir d t h r ou gh fift h
gea r s. Th e t or qu e con ver t er h u b dr ives t h e t r a n sm is-
sion oil (flu id) pu m p.
A t u r bin e da m per (6) h a s been a dded for som e
a pplica t ion s t o h elp im pr ove veh icle n oise, vibr a t ion ,
a n d h a r sh n ess (NVH ) ch a r a ct er ist ics.
Th e t or qu e con ver t er is a sea led, welded u n it t h a t
is n ot r epa ir a ble a n d is ser viced a s a n a ssem bly.
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