VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

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.
DRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
1. Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain ATF.
2. Install a new gasket and the drain plug.
  
  Torque:
  
  20 N*m { 205 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*lbf }
REMOVE TRANSMISSION OIL FILLER TUBE SUB-ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the oil dipstick.
2. Remove the 2 bolts and oil filler tube.
3. Remove the O-ring from the oil filler tube.
REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the 19 bolts and oil pan.
2. Insert an oil pan seal cutter between the transmission case and oil pan. Cut through the seal and remove the oil pan.
  Note
  
  Be careful not to damage the oil pan flange.
  
  Carefully remove the oil pan, as some fluid will remain in the oil pan.
3. 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 determine 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
1. Remove the 4 bolts and oil strainer.
  
  Note
  
  Be careful as some fluid may leak out of the oil strainer.
2. Remove the 3 gaskets from the oil strainer.
DISCONNECT TRANSMISSION WIRE
1. Disconnect the 4 connectors from the 4 shift solenoid valves.
REMOVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the 20 bolts and valve body.
2. Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve S1 and S2.
3. Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve SL.
4. Remove the bolt, plate and shift solenoid valve SLT.