SUBSTITUTE OIL PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT-THM125

BEGINNING LATE MAY 1981, SOME THM 125 TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILT WITH A SUBSTITUTE PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT. SEE FIGURE 1 FOR BOLT LOCATION. THE STANDARD PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT IS AN M8 X 1.25 X 105 BOLT, PART NO. 8637266, AND THE SUBSTITUTE BOLT IS AN M8 X 1.25 X 100 BOLT, PART NO. 11501048, USED WITH TWO (2) STANDARD STEEL WASHERS 1.5MM THICK. SERVICE INFORMATION 1.IF THE SUBSTITUTE PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT AND WASHERS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY TRANSMISSION, BE CERTAIN TO USE THE TWO (2) WASHERS DURING REASSEMBLY. FAILURE TO USE THE TWO (2) STANDARD STEEL WASHERS ON THE M8 X 1.25 X 110 BOLT MAY RESULT IN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONVERTER AND THE PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT. 2.AFTER REASSEMBLING A THM 125 TRANSMISSION CONTAINING THE SUBSTITUTE PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT, INSTALL THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND CHECK FOR INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONVERTER AND THE PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLTS. 3.WHEN INSTALLING ANY PUMP COVER TO CASE BOLT, BE CERTAIN TO USE THREAD SEALER ON THE BOLT THREADS AND TORQUE TO 20 N.M (15 FT.-LBS.)

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