PROCEDURE
DRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain the ATF.
Install a new gasket and the drain plug.
REMOVE FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER BRACKET LH AND RH
REMOVE NO. 3 FRAME CROSSMEMBER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Support the transmission with a transmission jack.
Remove the 4 set bolts of the rear engine mounting insulator.
Remove the 4 nuts, 4 bolts and frame crossmember.
REMOVE REAR NO. 1 ENGINE MOUNTING INSULATOR
REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 20 bolts, oil pan and gasket from the transmission.
Note
Some fluid will remain in the oil pan. Remove all the pan bolts, and carefully remove the oil pan assembly.
Examine the particles in the pan.
Remove the 4 magnets and use them to collect steel particles. Carefully inspect 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): bush wear
REMOVE VALVE BODY OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY
Remove the 4 bolts and oil strainer.
Note
Be careful as some fluid may leak out of the oil strainer.
Remove the O-ring from the oil strainer.
DISCONNECT TRANSMISSION WIRE
Remove the 2 bolts and 2 temperature sensor clamps.
Disconnect the 2 ATF temperature sensors.
Remove the 2 O-rings from the 2 ATF temperature sensors.
Disconnect the 7 connectors from the solenoid valves.
REMOVE TRANSMISSION WIRE
Disconnect the wire connector.
Detach the claw, press down the lever, and then disconnect the transmission wire connector.
Remove the bolt and pull out the transmission wire.