Valve Body Assembly: Disassembly

NOTE: Inter valve body may also be known as intermediate valve body.

Disassemble upper, inter and lower valve bodies. See Fig 1 . Note bolt length, number of bolts and location. See VALVE BODY BOLT IDENTIFICATION table.
Remove bolts "A", "D" and "F". Remove oil strainer from valve body assembly. Remove solenoid assembly and line pressure solenoid from valve body assembly. Remove "O" rings from solenoids and harness terminal body. Place upper valve body face down. Remove bolts "B", "C" and "F".
Remove inter valve body from lower valve body. Turn lower valve body over and remove accumulator support plate. Remove bolts "E", separating plate and separating gasket from lower valve body. See Fig 1 . Remove check balls and relief valve springs from lower valve body. DO NOT lose check balls or relief valve springs.
Remove inter valve body with separating plate and separating gasket from upper valve body. Ensure steel balls are properly positioned in upper and inter valve bodies, then remove balls from valve bodies. DO NOT lose steel balls.

VALVE BODY BOLT IDENTIFICATION ⁽¹⁾

Application

Length - In. (mm)

No. Of Bolts

.53 (13.5)

2.28 (58.0)

1.57 (40.0)

2.60 (66.0)

1.30 (33.0)

3.07 (78.0)

⁽¹⁾	For bolt location, refer to illustration. See Fig 2 .

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Valve Body Assembly

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Fig 2: Identifying Valve Body Assembly Bolt Locations

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