Torque converters and methods and devices for rebuilding torque converters
AssigneeSonnax Transmission Company
InventorMichael G. Morin
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Abstract
Methods of repairing a torque converter that enable the continued use of a torque converter and result in a repaired torque converter with a higher-strength and more durable construction. In some examples, a backing ring can be replaced with a replacement backing ring that includes a spline ring for replacing the function of a cover spline ring. In some examples, a method of repairing a torque converter can be improved by providing a replacement backing ring with a radial protrusion for locating the backing ring on the cover, and a method of determining an axial location of the radial protrusion.
Claims9
A splined backing ring for a torque converter backing ring, the torque converter including a cover that includes a spline ring that engages a clutch plate of a lock-up clutch assembly, the splined backing ring comprising:
- an outer surface configured and dimensioned to be fixed to the cover of the torque converter;
- a spline ring configured to engage a clutch plate of a modified lock-up clutch assembly;
- a plurality of teeth extending transverse to a plane defined by the backing ring;
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- a reaction surface inwardly of the plurality of teeth,
- wherein the spline ring is configured to engage one and only one clutch plate of the lock-up clutch assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.