Buick LeSabre 1965 Service Manual page 320

5 - 1 0 6 REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
SUPER TURBINE "400'
SECTION 5-C
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
CONTENTS OF SECTION 5-C
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5-7 Automatic Transmission
Removal and Installation 5-106
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. Disconnect propeller shaft or
rear companion flange, mark
flange and shaft so parts may be
reassembled in s a m e relative
position. Support shaft up out of
the way to prevent damage to
center joint caused by weight of
shaft.
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 hose from vacuum
modulator.
6. Loosen cooler line bolts 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.
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.
16. Move transmission rearward
to provide clearance between con-
verter pump and crankshaft. In-
s t a l l Tool J-21366 to retain
converter. 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.
8. Remove transmission c r o s s 2. Install transmission case to
member support to frame rail engine block bolts. Torque to
bolts. Remove cross member. 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 level, adjust oil
level to full mark on dipstick.