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Torque Converter Rebuilders Association February 2010 Issue 5, Volume 8 [email protected] www.tcraonline.com PLATINUM SPONSORS: Monthly publication of TCRA newsletter provided by Melissa Hall T ransmission C ertified T he 62TE (photo A) is one of Chrysler’s newly introduced 6-speed Transverse Electronic front-wheel-drive transmis- Photo B Photo A Welcome to the 62TE It’s Election Time! I t’s that time of year! Elections are quickly approaching, and not just any elections, The Torque Converter Rebuilder’s Associ- ation Board of Director’s elections! These elections are an easy, peaceful transfer of power. The most important thing we can do to help generate and keep interest in our specialized industry is to take part in this very crucial process. The process is very simple. The positions are open to any member eighteen years of age or older, that and is in good standing with the as- sociation (current dues paying member). Procedure Interested candidates can self-nominate or nominate another member by sending an email to Len Wack at lenw@embarq- mail.com. If you do not have access to email, you may send your nomination via US mail no later than April 1, 2010 to Len Wack at 96 Deckertown Tpke, Montague, NJ 07825. All nominations will be con- firmed by telephone. T his year’s seminar is scheduled to be held in Dayton, Ohio on May 21st, 2010-May 22nd, 2010. Consolidated Vehicle Converters has been preparing for this year’s seminar, and the semi- nar committee has been concentrating on organizing an informative seminar each attendee will benefit from. If you have not responded to the pre-semi- nar survey which was sent via e-mail, please do so. Your imput matters! Hotel accommodations and Satur- day seminar will be at the Hilton Gar- den Inn. This hotel is approximately 30 minutes from the Dayton airport and 15 minutes from CVC. Past seminars have been a great suc- cess due to vast participation of our members and their employees. We also have Bob Warnke, Ed Lee, and Rodger Bland included in our speaker lineup to share their vast knowledge of the in- dustry, answer questions and educate even the most seasoned rebuilder. The seminar fee includes transporta- tion to the plant tour of CVC on Friday, lunch, Saturday classroom seminar and steak lunch. A reception will also be held Saturday evening with a cash bar. Election results will also be announced during the member meeting. For members, seminar fees are set at $225 for the first attendee and dis- counted rate of $175 for each addition- al attendee. For nonmembers, seminar fees are set at $275 for the first attend- ee and $250 for each additional attend- ee. You can make arrangements with Len Wack by calling (973) 293-8925 or by emailing Len at lenw@embarqmail. com Hotel arrangements can be made by contacting the hotel directly. You can still benefit by booking early and re- ceiving our TCRA group rate of $99.00 (just mention the TCRA); however, this rate expires April 20, 2010, so don’t wait until the last minute to book. You don’t want to miss out on this great op- portunity. Hilton Garden Inn Dayton Beavercreek 3520 Pentagon Park Blvd. Dayton, Ohio, USA 45431 Tel: 937-458-2650 Fax: 937-458-2651 www.daytonbeavercreek.stayhgi.com 2010 Seminar: Have you made your reservations? Voting Each dues paying member will get only one vote. It will be assumed that mem- bers will vote at the annual seminar held this year in Dayton, Ohio. Not knowing if all members can attend the seminar, pro- visions for voting prior to the seminar will be made by mailing your vote to Len Wack, no later than May 1, 2010. This will ensure that all votes count. We strongly encourage members to con- sider taking a more active role in the only association that caters to the Torque Con- verter Rebuilding Industry. I have been a member of the TCRA for a number of years and a BOD member for only a cou- ple of years. It has been a very rewarding experience and has offered great opportu- nities to interact with some very talented people in our industry. Ken Kelly Transmission Specialties sions equipped with a newly designed torque converter. Most of the components from the 62TE are updated 41TE series (4 speed A604) and will not interchange with any previously manufactured Chrys- ler torque converter. Rebuilders may need to familiarize themselves with the new design. Clutch liners are of the grooved or embossed design, same as the later 41TE; however, the bearings, turbine hub, im- peller hub, impeller, stator and front cover are all new. If you have not seen these new converters yet, they are on their way. Core identification is important. Cur- rently, four different stalls are known. Codes 524AA (photo B) a low stall and 556AA (photo C) a medium stall are only two of the known numbers as shown in the photos. Overall height of the 62TE is 4.145-4.160 inches tall as compared to past 41TE’s, which measured almost ¾ of an inch taller at 4.852-4.933 inches. In- ternally the same dimensions still apply. Internal clearance measures up to .040, clutch clearance is still a generous .085 thousands of an inch. This seems a little excessive and rebuilders may decide to reduce the clearance. A phenolic washer located against the front cover controls endplay, same as before. Clearances should be kept to a minimum although the factory seems to leave .025 to .030 thou-
Transcript of Torque Converter Rebuilders Association It’s Election Time! I · 2011-10-05 · 8 Transmission...
Torque Converter Rebuilders Association
February 2010Issue 5, Volume 8
PLATINUM SPONSORS: Monthly publication of TCRA newsletter provided by Melissa Hall
TransmissionCertified
The 62TE (photo A) is one of Chrysler’s newly introduced 6-speed Transverse
Electronic front-wheel-drive transmis-
Photo B
Photo A
Welcome to the 62TE
It’s Election Time!It’s that time of year! Elections are quickly
approaching, and not just any elections, The Torque Converter Rebuilder’s Associ-ation Board of Director’s elections! These elections are an easy, peaceful transfer of power. The most important thing we can do to help generate and keep interest in our specialized industry is to take part in this very crucial process. The process is very simple. The positions are open to any member eighteen years of age or older, that and is in good standing with the as-sociation (current dues paying member).
ProcedureInterested candidates can self-nominate or nominate another member by sending an email to Len Wack at [email protected]. If you do not have access to email, you may send your nomination via US mail no later than April 1, 2010 to Len Wack at 96 Deckertown Tpke, Montague, NJ 07825. All nominations will be con-firmed by telephone.
This year’s seminar is scheduled to be held in Dayton, Ohio on May 21st,
2010-May 22nd, 2010. Consolidated Vehicle Converters has been preparing for this year’s seminar, and the semi-nar committee has been concentrating on organizing an informative seminar each attendee will benefit from. If you have not responded to the pre-semi-nar survey which was sent via e-mail, please do so. Your imput matters! Hotel accommodations and Satur-day seminar will be at the Hilton Gar-den Inn. This hotel is approximately 30 minutes from the Dayton airport and 15 minutes from CVC. Past seminars have been a great suc-cess due to vast participation of our members and their employees. We also have Bob Warnke, Ed Lee, and Rodger Bland included in our speaker lineup to share their vast knowledge of the in-dustry, answer questions and educate even the most seasoned rebuilder. The seminar fee includes transporta-tion to the plant tour of CVC on Friday, lunch, Saturday classroom seminar and steak lunch. A reception will also be held Saturday evening with a cash bar. Election results will also be announced during the member meeting. For members, seminar fees are set at $225 for the first attendee and dis-counted rate of $175 for each addition-al attendee. For nonmembers, seminar fees are set at $275 for the first attend-ee and $250 for each additional attend-ee. You can make arrangements with Len Wack by calling (973) 293-8925 or by emailing Len at [email protected] Hotel arrangements can be made by contacting the hotel directly. You can still benefit by booking early and re-ceiving our TCRA group rate of $99.00 (just mention the TCRA); however, this rate expires April 20, 2010, so don’t wait until the last minute to book. You don’t want to miss out on this great op-portunity.Hilton Garden Inn Dayton Beavercreek
3520 Pentagon Park Blvd.Dayton, Ohio, USA 45431
Tel: 937-458-2650Fax: 937-458-2651
www.daytonbeavercreek.stayhgi.com
2010 Seminar:Have you made your
reservations?Voting
Each dues paying member will get only one vote. It will be assumed that mem-bers will vote at the annual seminar held this year in Dayton, Ohio. Not knowing if all members can attend the seminar, pro-visions for voting prior to the seminar will be made by mailing your vote to Len Wack, no later than May 1, 2010. This will ensure that all votes count. We strongly encourage members to con-sider taking a more active role in the only association that caters to the Torque Con-verter Rebuilding Industry. I have been a member of the TCRA for a number of years and a BOD member for only a cou-ple of years. It has been a very rewarding experience and has offered great opportu-nities to interact with some very talented people in our industry.
Ken KellyTransmission Specialties
sions equipped with a newly designed torque converter. Most of the components from the 62TE are updated 41TE series (4 speed A604) and will not interchange with any previously manufactured Chrys-ler torque converter. Rebuilders may need to familiarize themselves with the new design. Clutch liners are of the grooved or embossed design, same as the later 41TE; however, the bearings, turbine hub, im-peller hub, impeller, stator and front cover are all new. If you have not seen these new converters yet, they are on their way. Core identification is important. Cur-rently, four different stalls are known. Codes 524AA (photo B) a low stall and 556AA (photo C) a medium stall are only two of the known numbers as shown in the photos. Overall height of the 62TE is 4.145-4.160 inches tall as compared to past 41TE’s, which measured almost ¾ of an inch taller at 4.852-4.933 inches. In-ternally the same dimensions still apply. Internal clearance measures up to .040, clutch clearance is still a generous .085 thousands of an inch. This seems a little excessive and rebuilders may decide to reduce the clearance. A phenolic washer located against the front cover controls endplay, same as before. Clearances should be kept to a minimum although the factory seems to leave .025 to .030 thou-
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Welcome to the 62TE continuedsands of an inch. Typical hub dimensions remain at 1.496 to 1.499 inches diameter, while the pilot measures 1.337 inches. Special attention should be applied to the clutch piston finish to maintain a 15 Ra maximum. The factory embossed or grooved liner can be replaced with stan-dard 41TE Raybestos Power Torque solid non-grooved liner. The stator is noticeably thinner than previous stators, only about an inch wide as shown in photo D. Also noted, all 62TE converters contain a flanged impeller hub but may be welded in place from the in-side or the outside. Both are found and are shown in
the pho-tos E and F. Extra attention will be needed to c lean ing the clutch piston. Al-though a very good ridged proven design from the 41TE, the spring pocket or re-tainers are proving to be a trap for dirt and debris. A good suggestion would be ultrasonic cleaning as the preferred meth-od of cleaning and flushing out trapped material. Cleaning in a pressure washer or submersion tank will prove to be futile. Please, do yourself a favor. Clean the piston assembly. Then remove the spring retainer by removing the rivets. The de-bris you find will shock you. It is extra work; it takes time, but is a REAL neces-sity.
Dennis SneathMidwest Converters,Inc., Rockford, IL
Photo E
Photo D
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