545RFE Automatic Transmission (Service Information): Body-Valve: Assembly

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Valve Body Components

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1 - LOW/REVERSE ACCUMULATOR	6 - OVERDRIVE ACCUMULATOR
2 - LOW/REVERSE SWITCH VALVE	7 - UNDERDRIVE ACCUMULATOR
3 - UPPER VALVE BODY	8 - 4C ACCUMULATOR
4 - MANUAL VALVE	9 - 2C ACCUMULATOR
5 - SOLENOID SWITCH VALVE	-

1. Lubricate valves, springs, and the housing valve bores with clean transmission fluid.
2. Install solenoid switch valve (5), manual valve (4), and the low/reverse switch valve (2) into the valve body. See Fig 1.
3. Install the retainers to hold each valve into the valve body.
   Fig 2: Check Ball Locations

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4. Install the valve body check balls into their proper locations. See Fig 2.
5. Position the transfer plate onto the valve body.
6. Install the screws to hold the transfer plate to the valve body. Tighten the screws to 6 N.m (50 in. lbs.).
   Fig 3: Exploded View Of Valve Body Components

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   1 - LOW/REVERSE ACCUMULATOR	6 - OVERDRIVE ACCUMULATOR
   2 - LOW/REVERSE SWITCH VALVE	7 - UNDERDRIVE ACCUMULATOR
   3 - UPPER VALVE BODY	8 - 4C ACCUMULATOR
   4 - MANUAL VALVE	9 - 2C ACCUMULATOR
   5 - SOLENOID SWITCH VALVE	-

7. Install the accumulator pistons (1, 6-9) and springs into the valve body in the location from which they were removed. Note that all accumulators except the overdrive have two springs. The overdrive accumulator piston (6) has only one spring. See Fig 3.
8. Position the accumulator cover onto the valve body.
9. Install the screws to hold the accumulator cover onto the valve body. Tighten the screws to 7 N.m (60 in. lbs.).
   Fig 4: Valve Body External Components

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   1 - TRS SELECTOR PLATE

   2 - DETENT SPRING

   3 - CLUTCH PASSAGE SEALS

10. Install the TRS selector plate (1) onto the valve body and the manual valve. See Fig 4.
11. Position the detent spring (2) onto the valve body.
12. Install the screw to hold the detent spring (2) onto the valve body. Tighten the screw to 4.5 N.m (40 in. lbs.).
13. Install new clutch passage seals (3) onto the valve body, if necessary.
    Fig 5: Transmission Solenoid/TRS Assembly Bolts

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    1 - SOLENOID PACK BOLTS (15)

14. Install the solenoid and pressure switch assembly onto the valve body.
15. Install the bolts (1) to hold the solenoid and pressure switch assembly onto the valve body. Tighten the bolts to 6 N.m (50 in. lbs.). Tighten the bolts adjacent to the arrows cast into the bottom of the transfer plate first. See Fig 5.