Banks Power Chevy_GMC Trucks: Duramax LB7 (Diesel ’01 - 04 6.6L) Powertrain- Banks Billet Torque Converter '01-08 Chevy_GMC Trucks: Duramax Allison Trans - Manual (Page 13)

29.
Align and carefully rotate the
Banks Torque Converter to engage the
turbine shaft splines to the converter
drive pilot hub. Continue rotating push-
ing the converter inward to engage the
stator shaft splines to the stator race
and the drive flats on the converter to
the oil pump drive gear. Be sure the
converter drive pilot hub is fully seated
in pump gears.
30.
Check converter seating with a
ruler and straightedge (Figure 8).
Note: Converter is properly seated
when the distance from the lugs to the
mounting face is the same as recorded
measurement taken before removal
of factory torque converter. Refer to
measurement record in step 24.
31.
Raise the transmission and align
the converter with the drive plate.
32.
Move the transmission towards
the engine and raise/tilt the transmis-
sion to align the converter housing with
alignment dowels.
33.
Seat the front converter hub into
the crankshaft by aligning the transmis-
sion over the alignment dowels.
Note: Check to see if torque converter
will rotate smoothly and will not bind
with the crankshaft.
34.
Install the factory bolts and studs
through the converter housing and into
engine.
35.
Reinstall the transmission cross
member to the vehicle frame. Lower
the transmission onto the cross mem-
ber to the vehicle frame. Install and
tighten the bolts attaching the trans-
mission mount to the cross member
cushion.
36.
Reinstall the wire harness/vent
tube bracket and nut to the top of the
converter housing.
37.
Reinstall the fill tube and nuts to
the converter housing.
38.
Install the park/neutral position
switch, turbine speed sensor, and the
output and input speed sensor connec-
tor. Reconnect the transmission main
electrical connector.
39.
Shift the park/neutral position
switch forward to put the transmission
in the park position. Connect the shift
cable over the selector lever ball stud
and connect the cable to the bracket.
40.
Rotate the crankshaft bolt in front
of the engine to install torque con-
verter bolts thru the starter opening.
Reinstall the torque converter bolts and
torque to 44 ft-lbs.
41.
Reinstall the rear propeller shaft.
Be sure to realign the marks on propel-
ler shaft and yoke.
42.
For 4x4 models - Reconnect the
Front propeller shaft to the front axle
pinion yoke and realign the marks on
the propeller shaft and yoke.
43.
Reinstall the starter motor.
44.
Reinstall cooler line bracket and
connect the cooler lines to the trans-
mission.
45.
Torsion Bar installation
A. Slide the Cross Member over
the weld nuts and drop into place.
Reinstall factory bolts and tighten to
70 ft-lbs.
B. Slide the Torsion Bar into the
lower control arm. Slide the Adjust-
ment Arm into the Cross Member.
While holding the Adjustment Arm
in place, slide the Torsion Bar from
the lower control arm rearward into
the Cross Member. Make sure the
Torsion Bar slides into the Adjust-
ment Arm and is properly inserted.
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