Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 244

5 - 3 0 HYDRAULIC CONTROLS
SUPER TURBINE "300'
5-7 TRANSMISSION
ASSEMBLY-REMOVAL
AND INSTALLATION
a. Removal
1. Raise car and provide sup-
port for front and rear of car.
2. Disconnect front exhaust pipe
bolts at the exhaust manifold and
at the connection of the inter-
mediate exhaust pipe location
(single exhaust only). On dual
exhaust the exhaust pipes need not
be removed.
3. Remove p i n i o n flange "\J"
bolts and slide propeller shaft
toward transmission as far as
possible to separate universal
joint from pinion flange. Remove
propeller shaft from car.
4. Place s u i t a b l e jack under
transmission and fasten trans-
mission securely to jack.
5. Remove vacuum line to vacuum
modulator h o s e from vacuum
modulator.
6. Loosen cooler line nuts and
s e p a r a t e cooler l i n e s from
transmission.
7. Remove transmission mount-
ing pad to cross member bolts.
8. Remove transmission c r o s s
member support to frame rail
bolts. Remove cross member.
9. Disconnect speedometer cable.
10. Loosen shift linkage adjusting
swivel clamp nut. Remove cotter
key, spring, and washer attaching
equalizer to outer range selector
lever. Remove equalizer.
11. Disconnect transmission fill-
er pipe at engine. Remove filler
pipe from transmission.
12. Support engine at oil pan.
13. Remove transmission fly-
wheel cover pan to case tapping
screws. Remove flywheel cover
pan.
14. Mark flywheel and converter
pump for reassembly in same
position, and remove three con-
verter pump to flywheel bolts.
15. Remove transmission case to
engine block bolts.
CAUTION: Install Tool J-21366
to retain converter.
16. Move transmission rearward
to provide clearance between con-
verter pump and crankshaft.
Lower transmission and move to
bench.
b. Installation
1. A s s e m b l e transmission to
suitable transmission jack and
raise transmission into position.
Rotate converter to permit cou-
pling of flywheel and converter
with original relationship.
2. Install transmission case to
engine block bolts. Torque to
30-40 ft. lbs. Do not overtighten.
3. Install flywheel to converter
pump bolts. Torque to 30-40
ft. lbs.
4. I n s t a l l transmission cross
member support. Install mounting
pad to cross member.
5. Remove transmission jack and
engine support.
6. Install transmission flywheel
cover pan with tapping screws.
7. Install transmission filler pipe
using a new "O" ring.
8. Reconnect speedometer cable.
9. Install propeller shaft. Con-
nect propeller shaft to pinion
flange.
10. R e i n s t a l l front exhaust
crossover pipe.
11. Install oil cooler lines to
transmission.
12. Install vacuum line to vacu-
um modulator.
13. Fill transmission with oil as
follows:
a. Add 4 pints of oil.
b. Start engine in neutral. DO
NOT RACE ENGINE. Move
manual control lever through each
range.
c. Check oil l e v e l , adjust oil
level to full mark on dipstick,
only when oil is hot.