Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 2415

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TORQUE CONVERTER (Continued)
IMPELLER
The impeller (Fig. 118) is an integral part of the
converter housing. The impeller consists of curved
blades placed radially along the inside of the housing
on the transmission side of the converter. As the con-
verter housing is rotated by the engine, so is the
impeller, because they are one and the same and are
the driving members of the system.
1 - ENGINE FLEXPLATE
2 - OIL FLOW FROM IMPELLER SECTION INTO TURBINE
SECTION
3 - IMPELLER VANES AND COVER ARE INTEGRAL
Fig. 118 Impeller
4 - ENGINE ROTATION
5 - ENGINE ROTATION
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