Valve Body: Service and Repair

VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY, RENEW

- Raise the hood and fit a fender cover.

- Disconnect the battery.

- Raise the vehicle on a ramp.

- Drain the transmission lubrication system.

- Remove the fluid pan.

- Remove the fluid filter.

- Remove the transmission speed sensor.

- Disconnect the rotary switch harness multi-pin plug from the transmission multi-pin socket.

- Release and remove the multi-pin socket to main transmission casing securing nut.

- Release and remove the valve body assembly to main casing securing screws.

- Displace and remove the valve body assembly, ensuring that the multi-pin socket is freed from the main case aperture.

- Remove the valve body harness multi-pin socket '0' ring and discard.

- Clean the valve body and main case mating faces. Check for any signs of damage.

- Fit a new '0' ring to the multi-pin socket.

- Fit the valve body assembly to the transmission unit. During valve body fitment, engage the shift lever quadrant peg into the manual valve and seat the multi-pin socket through the main case orifice.

Note: The flat on the side of the multi-pin socket should be located on the vertical (left-hand) side of the case.

- Fit but do not tighten the valve body assembly securing screws.

- Gently push the valve body assembly forward to assume this position during the final tightening operation.

- Carry out final tightening of the valve body assembly to main casing securing screws.

- Fit and tighten the harness multi-pin socket to main casing securing nut.

- Connect the rotary switch harness multi-pin plug to the transmission multi-pin socket.

- Refit the speed sensor.

- Renew the fluid filter.

- Refit the fluid pan.

- Lower the vehicle on the ramp.

- Reconnect the battery.

- Refill the transmission unit with fluid.

- Remove the fender cover and lower the hood.