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TORQUE CONVERTER (Continued)
OPERATION
The converter impeller (Fig. 322) (driving member),
which is integral to the converter housing and bolted
to the engine drive plate, rotates at engine speed.
The converter turbine (driven member), which reacts
from fluid pressure generated by the impeller, rotates
and turns the transmission input shaft.
1 - APPLY PRESSURE
2 - THE PISTON MOVES SLIGHTLY FORWARD
Fig. 322 Torque Converter Fluid Operation
40TE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE
3 - RELEASE PRESSURE
4 - THE PISTON MOVES SLIGHTLY REARWARD
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