Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 2063

21 - 428 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 44RE
TORQUE CONVERTER (Continued)
1 - ENGINE FLEXPLATE
2 - OIL FLOW FROM IMPELLER SECTION INTO TURBINE
SECTION
3 - IMPELLER VANES AND COVER ARE INTEGRAL
IMPELLER
The impeller (Fig. 233) 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.
Fig. 233 Impeller
4 - ENGINE ROTATION
5 - ENGINE ROTATION
TURBINE
The turbine (Fig. 234) is the output, or driven,
member of the converter. The turbine is mounted
within the housing opposite the impeller, but is not
attached to the housing. The input shaft is inserted
through the center of the impeller and splined into
the turbine. The design of the turbine is similar to
the impeller, except the blades of the turbine are
curved in the opposite direction.
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