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REplacing Tranny, looking for last minute advice

Old Nov 11, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Exclamation REplacing Tranny, looking for last minute advice

I have a 88' cherokee XJ, and the tranny is going out. I have a rebuilt tranny, new torqe converter, and fly wheel to install and before I tear into this I wanted to check for last minute advice. If you have done this and have any sugestions on how to make this as painless as posible I would greatley appriciat the heads-up!
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 02:23 PM
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Install the torque converter onto the tranny first, prevents damage to the pump.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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thanks, how much fluid do I put into the torque converter befor I install it?
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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3 qts IIRC.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
3 qts IIRC.
IIRC?
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 03:01 PM
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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Why did I not realize that, thanks for the help, now I must find a nice brick wall to smack my head against
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