Valve Body: Service and Repair

Lower Valve Assembly Replacement
Removal Procedure
1. Remove the bottom pan and seal, scavenge screens, and the lip seals.





2. Remove the bolts from the oil transfer plate and the wire harness extension retaining clip.
3. Remove the oil transfer plate.





4. Disconnect the wire harness extension from the wire harness assembly.

Important: Do not reuse the retainer (2), it must be replaced.





5. Use a small screwdriver in order to disconnect the manual valve link retainer (2) from the manual valve link (3).

Important: Do not pry the internal mode switch assembly.

6. Remove the manual valve link (3) from the inside detent lever (1).





7. Remove the two nuts and fourteen bolts from the lower valve assembly.
8. Remove the lower valve assembly (consisting of the channel plate, control valve body, accumulator assembly, and wire harness extension) from the transaxle case as a single unit.
9. For disassembly of the lower control valve body assembly.

Installation Procedure





1. For reassembly of the lower control valve body assembly.
2. Install the lower valve assembly (consisting of the channel plate, control valve body, accumulator assembly. and the wire harness extension) to the transaxle case as a single unit
3. Place the Lower valve assembly over the forward support studs.
4. Hand start the bolts and nuts to the lower valve assembly.





5. Install the oil transfer plate.
6. Position the wire harness extension retaining clip over the appropriate bolt hole in the oil transfer plate.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices.

7. Hand start the bolts to the oil transfer plate.
^ Tighten the Lower valve assembly and the oil transfer plate bolts and nuts to 11 Nm (97 inch lbs.)

Important: Do not reuse retainer (2). it must be replaced.





8. Insert the manual valve link (3) into the inside detent lever (1).
Clip the manual valve link retainer (2) onto the manual valve link (3).





9. Connect the wire harness extension to the wire harness assembly.
10. Install the bottom pan and seal, the scavenger screens, and the lip seals.