Shift Solenoid: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Open the driver's door, or both doors if necessary, to allow the side glass to drop. Ensure that the doors remain open until after the battery has been disconnected.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.





Remove the battery cover.

3. WARNING: TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS, ENSURE THAT ALL SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE OBSERVED.

Raise the vehicle on a lift.





Carefully remove the drain plug and drain the transmission fluid.





4. Remove the twenty-two bolts which secure the fluid pan.
Remove the fluid pan and all traces of gasket material.





5. Disconnect the eight solenoid/regulator connectors.





6. Remove the RH rear valve body securing screws.





7. Remove the nine screws which secure the solenoid/pressure regulator retaining plate.





8. Remove the relevant solenoid.

Installation
1. Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure, noting the specific tightening of fixings and related procedures.





Fit the nine screws securing the pressure regulator/solenoid retaining plate and tighten to the specified torque figure.





2. Refit the RH rear valve body securing screws and tighten to the specified torque figure.

3. NOTE: Ensure extreme cleanliness and never reuse transmission fluid.





Using a new gasket, install the fluid pan and tighten the twenty-two fixings to the specified torque figure.
4. Perform the Battery Reconnection Procedure described in Starting and Charging.
5. Refer to fluid fill procedure.