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Valve Body: Service and Repair

ON-VEHICLE REPAIR VALVE BODY REMOVAL
1. CLEAN TRANSMISSION EXTERIOR
To help prevent contamination, clean the exterior of the transmission.





2. DRAIN TRANSMISSION FLUID
Using SST, remove the drain plug and the fluid into suitable container.
SST 09043-38100





3. REMOVE OIL PAN AND GASKET

NOTICE: Some fluid will remain in the oil pan.

Remove all pan bolts, and carefully remove the pan assembly. Discard the gasket.





4. EXAMINE PARTICLES IN PAN
Remove the magnets and use them to collect any steel chips. Look carefully at the chips and particles in the pan and the magnet to anticipate what type of wear you will find in the transmission.

^ Steel (magnetic): bearing. gear and plate wear
^ Brass (non-magnetic): bushing wear





5. REMOVE OIL STRAINER AND APPLY TUBE BRACKET
(a) Remove the three bolts and the oil strainer.

NOTICE: Be careful as shown oil will come out with the strainer.

(b) Remove the two bolts and the apply tube bracket.





6. REMOVE OIL TUBES
Pry up both tube ends with a large screwdriver and remove the seven tubes.





7. DISCONNECT SOLENOID CONNECTORS





8. REMOVE MANUAL VALVE BODY
(a) Remove the two bolts and detent spring.





(b) Remove the five bolts and manual valve body.





9. REMOVE B3 APPLY TUBE
(a) Remove the tube retainer.





(b) Pry up the tube with a screwdriver and remove the tube.





10. REMOVE VALVE BODY
(a) Remove the ten bolts and connector clamp.





(b) Disconnect the throttle cable from cam and remove the valve body.





11. REMOVE SECOND BRAKE APPLY GASKET





VALVE BODY INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL NEW SECOND BRAKE APPLY GASKET





2. INSTALL VALVE BODY
(a) While holding the cam down with your hand slip the cable end into the slot.

(b) Bring valve body into place.

NOTICE: Be careful not to entangle the solenoid wire.





(c) Finger tighten all bolts first. Then tighten them with a torque wrench.

HINT: Each bolt length (mm) is indicated in the image.

Torque: 11 N.m (110 kgf.cm, 8 ft.lbf)





3. INSTALL B3 APPLY TUBE

(a) Install the tube.

NOTICE: Be careful not to bend of damage the tube.





(b) Install the tube retainer.

HINT: The bolt length (mm) is indicated in the image.

Torque: 11 N.m (110 kgf.cm. 8 ft.lbf)





4. INSTALL MANUAL VALVE BODY
(a) Align the manual vale with the pin on the manual valve lever.

(b) Install the valve body into place.

(c) Finger tighten the five bolts first. Then tighten them with a torque wrench.

HINT: Each bolt length (mm) is indicated in the image.

Torque: 11 N.m (110 kgf.cm, 8 ft.lbf)





(d) Install the detent spring.

HINT: Each bolt length (mm) is indicated in the image.

Torque: 11 N.m (110 kgf.cm. 8 ft.lbf)

(e) Check that the manual valve lever is in contact with the center of the roller at the tip of the detent spring.





5. CONNECT SOLENOID CONNECTORS





6. INSTALL OIL TUBES
(a) Using a plastic hammer, install the tubes into the positions indicated in the figure.

Torque: 5.4 N.m (55 kgf.cm, 48 ft.lbf)

HINT: Bolt length (mm (in.)) is indicated in the image.

NOTICE: Be careful not to bend or damage the tubes.





7. INSTALL OIL STRAINER AND APPLY TUBE BRACKET
Oil strainer

Torque: 11 N.m (110 kgf.cm, 8 ft.lbf)

Tube bracket

Torque: 10 N.m (100 kgf.cm, 7 ft.lbf)

HINT: Each bolt length (mm) is indicated in the image.





8. INSTALL MAGNET IN PLACE AS SHOWN

NOTICE: Make sure that the magnet does not interfere with the oil tubes.





9. INSTALL OIL PAN
(a) Install a new gasket and oil pan.

(b) Install and torque new seventeen bolts.

Torque: 4.9 N.m (50 kgf.cm, 43 ft.lbf)





10. FILL TRANSMISSION WITH ATF NOTICE: Do not overfill.
Fluid type: ATF DEXRON II

11. CHECK FLUID LEVEL.