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Cleaning & Inspection

  1. Clean all oil pump components. Allow the components to air dry.
  2. Inspect the following oil pump components for excessive damage or wear. Replace as needed:
    • The drive gear.
    • The driven gear.
    • The cover.
  3. Inspect the following oil pump components for distortion or warp. Replace as needed:
    • The body.
    • The stator oil pump cover.
  4. Perform the following steps in order to measure the driven gear-to-housing clearance:
    1. Using a feeler gage, measure the clearance between the oil pump body and driven gear. See Fig 1 . See OIL PUMP SPECIFICATIONS  .
    2. Push the oil pump driven gear to one side of the oil pump body while measuring the clearance on the opposite side.
    3. Replace the oil pump if the clearance exceeds the maximum specified.
  5. Perform the following steps with pump installed on torque converter, in order to measure the drive gear tip clearance:
    1. Using a feeler gage, measure the clearance between the oil pump drive gear teeth and crescent. See Fig 1 . See OIL PUMP SPECIFICATIONS  .
    2. Replace the oil pump if the clearance exceeds the maximum specified.
  6. Measure the oil pump drive gear and driven gear side clearance using a Flat Gage Bar, and a feeler gage:
    1. Place the Flat Gage Bar across the oil pump body. See Fig 1 .
    2. Measure the clearance between the drive gear and the driven gear and the oil pump body mating surface.
    3. Replace the oil pump body if the clearance exceeds the maximum specified.
OIL PUMP SPECIFICATIONS

Application Standard - In. (mm) Maximum - In. (mm)
Driven Gear-To-Housing Clearance .0028-.0059 (.07-.15) .0118 (.30)
Drive Gear Tip Clearance .0043-.0055 (.11-.14) .0118 (.30)
Gear Side Clearance .0008-.0019 (.02-.05) .0039 (.10)
Fig 1: Measuring Oil Pump Gear Clearances
G93D23823Courtesy of TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.