Chrysler Stratus Convertible. Manual — part 65

CAUTION: Do not use an arbor press to install the
sealing boot on the lower control arm ball joint
assembly. Damage to the sealing boot can occur
due to excessive pressure applied to sealing boot
when being installed.

(5) Position Receiving Cup, Special Tool 6758 over

sealing boot so it is aligned properly with bottom
edge of sealing boot (Fig. 56). Apply pressure BY
HAND to special tool 6758, until sealing boot is
pressed squarely against surface of control arm.

(6) Reinstall the control arm on the vehicle. Refer

to

CONTROL

ARM

(REAR

UPPER)

in

the

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION section of this ser-
vice manual group for the required procedure.

SPECIFICATIONS

REAR SUSPENSION FASTENER TORQUE
SPECIFICATIONS

DESCRIPTION

TORQUE

Shock Assembly:

Body Mounting Nuts . . . . . . . 54 N·m (40 ft. lbs.)
Knuckle Bolt/Nut . . . . . . . . . . 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.)
Rod To Upper Mount Nut . . . 55 N·m (40 ft. lbs.)

Knuckle:

Brake Support Plate Mounting Bolts . . . . 61 N·m

(45 ft. lbs.)

Hub And Bearing:

Knuckle Retaining Nut . . . 250 N·m (185 ft. lbs.)
Wheel Stud Mounting Nuts . . . . . . . 109-150 N·m

(80-110 ft. lbs.)

Upper Control Arm:

Pivot Bar To Crossmember . . 107 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)

Lateral Links:

To Knuckle Nuts . . . . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)
Jam Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 N·m (68 ft. lbs.)
To Suspension Crossmember Nuts . . . . . 108 N·m

(80 ft. lbs.)

Trailing Link:

Shaft Nuts (Front And Rear) . 99 N·m (73 ft. lbs.)
Bracket To Body Mounting Bolts . . . . . . . 34 N·m

(25 ft. lbs.)

Ball Joint:

To Knuckle Castle Nut . . . . . . 85 N·m (63 ft. lbs.)

Rear Suspension Crossmember:

Body Attaching Bolts . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)

Stabilizer Bar:

Isolator Bushing Retainer Bolt . . . . . . . . 28 N·m

(20 ft. lbs.)

Lateral Link Attaching Link Nut . . . . . . . 35 N·m

(26 ft. lbs.)

Bracket To Crossmember Bolts . . . . . . . . 28 N·m

(20 ft. lbs.)

Fig. 55 Installing Ball Joint In Upper Control Arm

1 – SPECIAL TOOL 6804
2 – BALL JOINT
3 – CONTROL ARM
4 – SPECIAL TOOL 6758

Fig. 56 Ball Joint Seal Boot Installation

1 – SPECIAL TOOL 6758
2 – CONTROL ARM
3 – BALL JOINT SEAL

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)

SPECIAL TOOLS

REAR SUSPENSION

Puller, Pitman Arm CT-1106

Remover, Suspension Arm Bushing And Ball Joint

6804

Installer, Ball Joint 6758

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TRANSAXLE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

page

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

41TE TRANSAXLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FLUID REQUIREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TORQUE CONVERTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
OIL PUMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
VALVE BODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ACCUMULATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
INPUT CLUTCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
HOLDING CLUTCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PLANETARY GEARTRAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DIFFERENTIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE . . . . . . . . . 9
TRANSMISSION CONTROL RELAY . . . . . . . . . . 13
SOLENOID/PRESSURE SWITCH ASSEMBLY . . . 13
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INPUT SPEED SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK

SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

AUTOSTICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING

41TE TRANSAXLE GENERAL DIAGNOSIS . . . . . 19
ROAD TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TESTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CLUTCH AIR PRESSURE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
FLUID LEAKAGE-TORQUE CONVERTER

HOUSING AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

BRAKE/TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK

SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
AUTOSTICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

SERVICE PROCEDURES

FLUID LEVEL AND CONDITION CHECK . . . . . . . 24
TRANSAXLE FLUID AND FILTER SERVICE . . . . 25
ALUMINUM THREAD REPAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FLUSHING COOLERS AND TUBES. . . . . . . . . . . 27

OIL PUMP VOLUME CHECK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TRANSAXLE QUICK LEARN PROCEDURE . . . . . 28
PINION FACTOR PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

GEARSHIFT CABLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
GEARSHIFT ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AUTOSTICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK

CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

INTERLOCK MECHANISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SOLENOID/PRESSURE SWITCH ASSEMBLY . . . 38
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . 39
INPUT SPEED SENSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE . . . . . . . . 43
VALVE BODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
TRANSAXLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
OIL PUMP SEAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

VALVE BODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
TRANSAXLE—DISASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
OIL PUMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
INPUT CLUTCH ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
TRANSAXLE—ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
DIFFERENTIAL REPAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

CLEANING AND INSPECTION

CLEANING VALVE BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

ADJUSTMENTS

GEARSHIFT LINKAGE ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . 126
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK . . 127

SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

41TE TRANSAXLE HYDRAULIC SCHEMATICS . . 129

SPECIFICATIONS

41TE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
41TE TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 142

SPECIAL TOOLS

41TE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

41TE TRANSAXLE

DESCRIPTION

Fig. 1 41TE Transaxle

1 – CASE
2 – INPUT SPEED SENSOR
3 – UNDERDRIVE CLUTCH
4 – OVERDRIVE CLUTCH
5 – REVERSE CLUTCH
6 – 2/4 CLUTCH
7 – LOW/REVERSE CLUTCH
8 – OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR

9 – PLANETARY GEAR SET
10 – OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR
11 – TRANSFER SHAFT
12 – TRANSFER SHAFT GEAR
13 – DIFFERENTIAL
14 – OIL PUMP
15 – TORQUE CONVERTER
16 – TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH

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