I am trying to put in a new (used low mileage) engine in my 1998 Outback Legacy. Has AT. I cannot get the engine with the torque converter to slip into the transaxil. Anyone have experience in getting it to slip that last 3/4"?

Your suppost to seat the torque converter on the transmission first then mount the engine.

I'm pretty sure your suppose to seat the TC into the trans and attach the engine w/flexplate only, to the TC After you mate the two.

 

And,you have to make Really certain the TC seats into the trans pump before you install the engine and flexplate.

 

You should search the proceedure or wait for someone who knows the process. Seems I read on here if it's not done just right,bad stuff will happen.

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I read that the whole mess will bolt together,and you think everything is Ok,but,because the TC isn't seated into the pump the correct way,you'll cook your tranny in short order.

go to dealer get new TC seal .........install ...........place TC on shaft spin L&R till you feel & hear 3 clicks, thunks ..... thats for a chevy

I cant see any difference for a 4eat maybe the amount of thunks

bolt motor &tran together ........then ........the flex plate

Edited February 13, 201016 yr by bobaru

When the TC is fully seated in the trans, it will sit back about an 1/8" from the flex plate when the trans and engine are bolted together.

 

You can than use the flex plate bolts to pull the TC to the flex plate.

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I read that the whole mess will bolt together,and you think everything is Ok,but,because the TC isn't seated into the pump the correct way,you'll cook your tranny in short order.

 

More like instantaneously. That splined shaft that runs through the TC, if not fully seated/engaged, will break the internal fluid pump. Been there, done that.

buy some kind of a manual, even a haynes manul will tell you to install the torque converter in the trans, not mounted to the engine.

 

then read the thread below.

 

 

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=81925&highlight=torqueconverter

 

then come back and ask 'how to' regarding the details.

One other thing to think of is if you're putting a 2.2l engine in where a 2.5l was, you need to use the 2.5l flexplate on the 2.2l crank. The torque converters are different depths 2.2 to 2.5, so a 2.2l flexplate will hold the motor out from seating.

 

But yeah, torque converter in the tranny first ALWAYS. If you don't you break the pump when you tighten down the bellhousing bolts. Doesn't matter what manufacturer.