Control Valve Body Assembly Removal and Installation: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Suzuki Reno and 2005 Suzuki Forenza. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Disconnect the transaxle wiring harness and the park/neutral position switch electrical connector.

Fig 1: Identifying Transaxle Wiring Harness And Park/Neutral Position Switch Electrical Connector
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Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
Remove the engine under cover. Refer to "ENGINE UNDER COVERS REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION :".
Remove the transaxle fluid drain plug using the plug remover/installer DW260-070 and drain the transaxle fluid.

Fig 2: Removing Transaxle Fluid Drain Plug
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Remove the oil pan, oil pan gasket. Refer to "OIL PAN, OIL PAN GASKET REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION :".
Remove the valve body mounting bolts.
Remove the automatic transmission input speed sensor mounting bolt.

Fig 3: Removing Valve Body Mounting Bolts
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Tilt the valve body.
Remove the automatic transmission output speed sensor mounting bolt under the valve body assembly.

Fig 4: Removing Automatic Transmission Output Speed Sensor Mounting Bolt
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Remove the control valve body.

Fig 5: Removing Control Valve Body
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