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Control Valve Body: Removal

  1. Remove transaxle case side cover. See TRANSAXLE CASE SIDE COVER  .
  2. Remove oil pump bolts, and oil pump assembly.
  3. Remove oil pump shaft. See Fig 1 . Disconnect wire harness connectors from the following components:
    • Pressure control solenoid.
    • 1-2 and 2-3 shift solenoids.
    • Transaxle Fluid Pressure (TFP) switch assembly.
    • TCC solenoid.

    For shift solenoid identification, refer to illustration. See Fig 2 .

  4. Remove TFP switch assembly bolts, and remove switch assembly from control valve body. See Fig 3 . The 7 TFP switch "O" rings are reusable, if not damaged, and should remain with pressure switch assembly.
  5. Remove remaining control valve body bolts, and remove control valve body assembly. See Fig 4 .
  6. Remove and discard valve body-to-spacer plate gasket.
  7. Remove spacer plate support bolts, and remove spacer plate support.
  8. Remove spacer plate with spacer plate filter attached. See Fig 5 .
  9. Remove and discard spacer plate-to-channel plate gasket.
Fig 1: Removing & Installing Oil Pump
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Fig 2: Identifying Shift Solenoids
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Fig 3: Removing & Installing Transaxle Fluid Pressure Switch
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Fig 4: Removing & Installing Valve Body
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Fig 5: Removing & Installing Spacer Plate Support
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