Valve Body: 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 for access.





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. Remove the fluid filter.





6. Remove the input speed sensor.

NOTE: M5 fixing.

Remove the screw from the input speed sensor securing bracket and pull the sensor clear.
Disconnect the harness multiplug.





7. Remove the output speed sensor.

NOTE: M6 fixing.

Remove the screw from the output speed sensor securing bracket and pull the sensor clear.
Disconnect the harness multiplug.





8. Disconnect the five pressure regulator connectors and three solenoid connectors.
9. Reposition the internal harness for access.





Release the internal harness from the retaining clips.
10. Drain the valve body.





Position a suitable drain tin below the valve body.
Slacken (do not remove) the twenty-two screws, valve body to transmission case.
Allow the fluid to drain.
11. Remove the valve body.





Remove five M6 X 30 screws, valve body to transmission case.
Remove seventeen M6 X 60 screws, valve body to transmission case.

Installation
1. Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure, noting the following steps.
2. Fit the valve body retaining screws.





Note the location of the five screws M6 X 30. Fit and tighten to the specified torque figure.
Note the location of the seventeen screws M6 X 60. Fit and tighten to the specified torque figure.

3. NOTE: M6 fixing.





Fit the output speed sensor and tighten the retaining screw to the specified torque figure.

4. NOTE: M5 fixing.





Fit the input speed sensor and tighten the retaining screw to the specified torque figure.
5. Reposition the internal harness for access.





Release the internal harness from the retaining clips.





6. Connect the five pressure regulator connectors and three solenoid connectors.

7. 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.
8. Perform the Battery Reconnection Procedure described in Starting and Charging.
9. Refer to fluid fill procedure. Fluid - A/T
10. Check for leaks and remove spilt fluid.