Lower Valve Assembly: Removal
- Remove the bottom pan and seal, scavenge screens, and the lip seals. See SCAVENGE SCREENS & SEALS . Remove the bolts (534) from the oil transfer plate (956) and wire harness extension retaining clip. See Fig 1. Remove the oil transfer plate (956). Disconnect the wire harness extension (943) from the wire harness assembly (12). See Fig 2.
- Use a small screwdriver in order to disconnect the manual valve link retainer (915) from the manual valve link (913).
- Remove the manual valve and link assembly link (913) out of the inside detent lever (17). Remove the 2 nuts (955) and the 14 bolts (958) from the lower control valve body assembly (903). See Fig 4.
- Remove the lower valve assembly (consisting of the channel plate, control valve body, accumulator assembly, and wire harness extension) from the transaxle case as a single unit.
- For disassembly of the lower control valve body assembly, see appropriate OVERHAUL article in AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.
NOTE:
Do not reuse retainer (915), it must be replaced. See Fig 3.
NOTE:
Do not pry against the internal mode switch assembly.