Vehicle Speed Sensor: Service and Repair
A: REMOVAL1. Extract the torque converter clutch assembly.
2. Disconnect the air breather hoses.
3. Disconnect transmission harness connector from stay.
NOTE: Lift-up lever behind connector and disconnect it from stay.
4. Disconnect inhibitor switch connector from stay.
5. Wrap vinyl tape around the nipple attached to the air breather hose.
6. Remove pitching stopper bracket.
7. Remove the oil charger pipe.
8. Remove the oil cooler pipes.
9. Insert a shop cloth into the installation holes of oil charger pipe and oil cooler pipe.
10. Remove rear vehicle speed sensor.
11. Remove front vehicle speed sensor and torque converter turbine speed sensor.
12. Remove the inhibitor switch.
13. Prepare a block of wood. Turn over the transmission case and make it secure with the block of wood.
NOTE: Turn over in the direction the inhibitor switch was installed.
14. Remove the oil pan.
NOTE: Use a scraper to remove oil pan.
15. Disconnect the harness connectors for the solenoids, duty solenoids, ATF temperature sensor and the ground cord.
16. Remove transmission harness.
B: INSTALLATION
1. Install and route the transmission harness.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the harness.
2. Connect all connectors.
3. Apply proper amount of liquid gasket to the entire oil pan mating surface.
Liquid gasket THREE BOND 1217B
4. Besides bolt hole on transmission side, completely fill in liquid gasket at three holes.
Fluid packing: THREE BOND 1217B
5. Install the oil pan to the transmission case assembly.
NOTE: Tighten the bolts evenly.
Tightening torque: 5 Nm (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft. lbs.)
6. Turn over the transmission case to its original position.
7. Install torque converter turbine speed sensor and front vehicle speed sensor.
Tightening torque: 7 Nm (0.7 kgf-m, 5.1 ft. lbs.)
8. Install the rear vehicle speed sensor.
Tightening torque: 7 Nm (0.7 kgf-m, 5.1 ft. lbs.)
9. Remove the vinyl tape, and then install air breather hose.
10. Install the oil cooler pipes.
11. Install the oil charger pipe.
12. Install the torque converter clutch assembly.
13. Install inhibitor switch and adjust the inhibitor switch.
14. Install inhibitor switch connector and transmission connector to the stay.
15. Install pitching stopper bracket.
Tightening torque: 41 Nm (4.2 kgf-m, 30.4 ft. lbs.)