Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual

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98 1973 OPEL SERVICE MANUAL
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Installation GT
1. Assemble transmission to suitable jack and raise
into position. Rotate converter to permit coupling
with flywheel in original relationship. Remove hold-
ing fixture.
2. Install tiller tube and converter housing to engine
bolts. Torque to 35
3. Install flywheel to converter bolts. Torque to 30
4. Install detent cable.
5. Connect oil cooler lines.
6. Install lower bolt on starter. Torque to 40 lb.ft.
7. Connect modulator line.
8. Connect speedometer cable.
9. Connect shift linkage.
10. Install transmission support.
11. Install drive shaft. Torque U-bolts to 18 lb.ft.
12. Install flywheel cover pan.
13. Reconnect exhaust system and heat shield.
14. Install engine support brackets.
Lower car,
16. Install starter bolts, Torque to 40
17. battery.
18. Fill transmission with fluid, as described in
Specifications. Check selector lever and detent cable
adjustment.
DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY
Transmission Installation Into Holding Fixture
I. Remove transmission tiller tube.
2. With transmission on cradle of portable jack,
remove converter assembly by pulling straight out.
Converter contains a large amount of oil.
3. Install holding fixture, J-8763-01, on transmission.
4. Install holding fixture and transmission into hold-
ing base tool J-3289-20 with bottom pan up. See
Figure Do not overtighten.
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