Torque converter including front cover fluid flow baffles

A method of forming a torque converter comprising:

• inserting first tabs of baffles through respective first slots in an axially extending section of a front cover;
• bending the first tabs to form circumferentially extending sections to connect the baffles to the front cover;
• and
• fixing the front cover and a rear cover together.

A torque converter comprising:

• a front cover, the front cover including a front radially extending section and a axially extending section extending axially from an outer radial end of the front radially extending section;
• a rear cover, the rear cover including a rear radially extending section and a rear axially extending section extending axially from an outer radial end of the rear radially extending section;
• and
• a plurality of baffles connected to the front cover, each of the baffles including a first tab connected to the axially extending section of the front cover,
• wherein each of the baffles includes a radially extending section extending radially inward toward a center axis of the torque converter,
• wherein each of the baffles further includes a base section, each of the first tabs extending radially outward from the respective base section, each of the radially extending sections extending radially inward from the respective base section.