Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 562

Transmission
Installation
1. Flush the ATF cooler (see pages
2. Install the torque converter securely with a new O-ring
on the mainshaft, and install two 14 x 20 mm dowel
pins in the torque converter housing.
14 x 20 mm
DOWEL PIN
EXTENSION
SHAFT
3. Clean the extension shaft opening on the differen-
tial side.
4. Insert the extension shaft in its opening, and apply
Super High Temp Urea Grease (P/N 08798 - 9002) to
the shaft splines.
EXTENSION SHAFT
5. Place the transmission on a jack, and raise it to
engine level.
14-195 and 14-196).
14 x 20 mm
DOWEL PIN
TORQUE
CONVERTER
SUPER HIGH TEMP
UREA GREASE
(P/N 08798 -9002)
6. Attach the transmission to the engine, then install
the transmission housing mounting bolt with the
26 mm shim.
NOTE: Do not install the transmission housing bolt
on the engine stiffener side.
O-RING
Replace.
12 x 1.25 mm
64 N-m (6.5 kgf-m,
47 Ibf-ft)
26 mm SHIM
6 x 1.0 mm
12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m,
8.7 Ibf-ft)
7. Attach the torque converter to the drive plate with
six bolts and torque:
Rotate the crankshaft as necessary to tighten the
bolts to 1/2 of the specified torque, then to the final
torque, in a crisscross pattern. After tightening the
last bolt, check that the crankshaft rotates freely.
8. Install the torque converter covers.
9. Install the engine stiffener. Tighten the engine stiff-
ener 8 mm bolts loosely, and tighten the transmis-
sion housing mounting bolt to the specified torque,
then tighten the 8 mm bolts to the specified torque.
8 x 1.25 mm
22 N-m (2.2 kgf-m, 16 Ibf-ft)
ENGINE
STIFFENER
8 x 1.25 mm
22 N-m
(2.2 kgf-m,
16 Ibf-ft)
TRANSMISSION HOUSING
MOUNTING BOLT
12 x 1.25 mm
64 N-m (6.5 kgf-m, 47 Ibf-ft)
TORQUE CONVERTER
COVERS