Valve Body: Service and Repair

Fig. 3 Manual Valve & Caliper Removal:

REMOVAL

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove underbody splash shield.
3. Remove oil pan drain plug and drain fluid, then remove oil pan bolts and oil pan.
4. Remove two oil screen to valve body attaching bolts, then the screen and gasket.
5. Disconnect solenoid external wire harness connector by squeezing lock ring. Do not use pliers to squeeze lock ring. Remove bolt attaching connector to transaxle case.
6. Disconnect shift cable rod from shift lever.
7. Rotate shift arm (H) outward, then disengage caliper (J) from manual valve (K), Fig. 3. Remove valve and caliper.
8. Remove large valve body attaching bolts. Do not remove two small valve body bolts. Remove valve body solenoid connector from case, then lower and remove valve body.

Fig. 4 Valve Body Baffle Locations:

Fig. 5 Valve Body Bolt Tightening Sequence:

INSTALLATION

1. Ensure valve body baffles (A) are seated as shown in Fig. 4. Use petroleum jelly to hold baffles in place if necessary.
2. Coat new valve body solenoid connector O-ring with transmission fluid, then install it on connector.
3. Raise valve body into position and install solenoid connector into transaxle case. Install valve body attaching bolts finger tight. Ensure valve body is aligned on case, then torque bolts to 46 inch lbs. in sequence as shown in Fig. 5.
4. Install caliper on manual valve, inserting metal end of caliper first. Swing shift arm over into caliper channel.
5. Install bolt attaching solenoid external wire harness connector to transaxle case, then connect wire harness connector, squeezing lock ring until it snaps into place.
6. Install screen and gasket, coating gasket with petroleum jelly. Install screen attaching bolts and torque to 46 inch lbs.
7. Clean and dry oil pan, then install new pan gasket. Do not use any type of sealer on oil pan or gasket. Ensure gasket mounting spacers are in place, then install pan and attaching bolts, torquing bolts to 90 inch lbs.
8. Install new O-ring on oil drain plug, then install plug and torque to 177 inch lbs.
9. Connect shift cable rod to shift lever.
10. Install underbody splash shield and lower vehicle. Fill transaxle with Mercon automatic transmission fluid.