Valve Body: Service and Repair

VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY

Components:

REMOVAL
1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL

CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.

2. DRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
a. Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain ATF.
b. Install a new gasket and the drain plug.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)

3. REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY

NOTICE: Some fluid will remain in the oil pan.

a. Remove the 20 bolts and oil pan.

b. Examine the particles in the oil pan.
1. Remove all the magnets and use them to collect steel particles. Carefully look at the foreign matter and particles in the pan and on the magnets to anticipate the type of wear you will find in the transmission.
Steel (magnetic): bearing, gear and clutch plate wear
Brass (non-magnetic): bushing wear

4. REMOVE VALVE BODY OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the 4 bolts and oil strainer.

NOTICE: Be careful as some fluid may leak out of the oil strainer.

5. DISCONNECT TRANSMISSION WIRE
a. Remove the 2 bolts and clamp.
b. Disconnect the ATF temperature sensor.
c. Disconnect the 7 connectors from the solenoid valves.

6. REMOVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the 19 bolts and valve body
b. Remove the 3 drum seal gaskets.

DISASSEMBLY

1. REMOVE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE
a. Remove the bolt, lock plate, 2 pins and shift solenoid valve SLT and SL1.
b. Remove the bolt, lock plate, 2 pins and shift solenoid valves SLU and SL2.
c. Remove the 2 bolts and shift solenoid valve SR.
d. Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve S1.
e. Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve S2.

REASSEMBLY

1. INSTALL SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE
a. Install the shift solenoid valve S2 with the bolt.
Torque: 10 Nm (100 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.)
b. Install the shift solenoid valve S1 with the bolt.
Torque: 6.4 Nm (65 kgf-cm, 56 inch lbs.)
c. Install the shift solenoid valve SR with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 6.4 Nm (65 kgf-cm, 56 inch lbs.)
d. Install the shift solenoid valve SLU and SL2 with the 2 pins, lock plate and bolt.
Torque: 6.4 Nm (65 kgf-cm, 56 inch lbs.)
e. Install the shift solenoid valve SLT and SL1 with the 2 pins, lock plate and bolt.
Torque: 6.4 Nm (65 kgf-cm, 56 inch lbs.)

INSTALLATION

1. INSTALL TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY
a. Insert the pin of the lever into the hole of the manual valve.
b. Install 3 new drum seal gaskets onto the transmission case.

c. Install the 19 bolts.
Torque: 11 Nm (110 kgf-cm, 8 ft. lbs.)

HINT: Each bolt length is indicated below.
Standard bolt length:
36 mm (1.42 inch) for bolt A
25 mm (0.98 inch) for bolt B

2. CONNECT TRANSMISSION WIRE
a. Connect the 7 connectors to the solenoid valves.
b. Install the clamp with the 2 bolts.
Torque:
10 Nm (100 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.) for bolt A
11 Nm (110 kgf-cm, 8 ft. lbs.) for bolt B

HINT: Each bolt length is indicated below.
Standard bolt length:
12 mm (0.47 inch) for bolt A
36 mm (1.42 inch) for bolt B

c. Connect the ATF temperature sensor.

3. INSTALL VALVE BODY OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY
a. Install anew O-ring and the oil strainer with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 10 Nm (100 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.)

4. INSTALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY

HINT: Remove the gasket and be careful not to spill oil on the contacting surfaces of the transmission case and oil pan.

a. Install the new gasket and the oil pan with the 20 bolts.
Torque: 4.4 Nm (45 kgf-cm, 39 inch lbs.)
5. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
6. PERFORM INITIALIZATION
a. Perform initialization.

NOTICE: Certain systems need to be initialized after disconnecting and reconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.

7. ADD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
8. INSPECT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID