Torque converter blade

A torque converter comprising:

• a shell comprising inner and outer surfaces and at least two slots arranged therethrough;
• a blade comprising a body having an outer edge, at least two shell tabs integral to said outer edge and extending therefrom and at least one flexible sealing flange adjacent to at least one of said at least two shell tabs, said at least one flexible sealing flange is integral to said outer edge and extending therefrom, said outer edge and said at least one flexible sealing flange arranged to conform to said inner surface of said shell;
• and,
• a fluid seal comprising at least one interface between said inner surface of said shell and said at least one flexible sealing flange, wherein said at least two shell tabs are disposed through said at least two slots and at least one of said at least two shell tabs is arranged to engage said outer surface of said shell.

A method of assembling a blade in a torque converter shell, said shell comprising inner and outer surfaces and at least two slots arranged therethrough;

• and, said blade comprising a body having an outer edge arranged to conform to said inner surface of said shell, at least two shell tabs integral to said outer edge and extending therefrom and at least one flexible sealing flange adjacent to at least one of said at least two shell tabs, said at least one flexible sealing flange is integral to said outer edge and extending therefrom, wherein said at least one flexible sealing flange is arranged to conform to said inner surface of said shell, said method comprising the steps of:
• a) inserting said at least two tabs through said at least two slots;
• b) bending at least one of said at least two tabs to engage said outer surface;
• and,
• c) retaining said at least one flexible sealing flange against said inner surface of said shell.