VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY

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REMOVE TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the torque converter assembly from the automatic transaxle.
REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the 19 bolts and automatic transaxle oil pan from the transaxle case.
  
  Note
  
  Some fluid will remain in the automatic transaxle oil pan. Remove all the bolts, and carefully remove the automatic transaxle oil pan.
REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE OIL PAN GASKET
1. Remove the automatic transaxle oil pan gasket.

REMOVE TRANSMISSION OIL CLEANER MAGNET

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*1 Transmission Oil Cleaner Magnet

Remove the 2 transmission oil cleaner magnets from the automatic transaxle oil pan.

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*1	Transmission Oil Cleaner Magnet

Examine particles in the automatic transaxle oil pan.

Collect any steel chips with the removed magnets. Look carefully at the chips and particles in the automatic transaxle oil pan and on the transmission oil cleaner magnets to see the type of wear which might be found in the automatic transaxle.

Result
Steel (magnetic)	Brass (non-magnetic)
Bearing, gear and plate wear	Bushing wear

REMOVE VALVE BODY OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the 2 bolts and valve body oil strainer from the transmission valve body.
2. Remove the O-ring from the valve body oil strainer.
REMOVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the 11 bolts and transmission valve body from the transaxle case.
  
  Note
  
  When removing the transmission valve body, be careful not to allow the transmission revolution sensor and the transaxle case to interfere with each other.
REMOVE TRANSAXLE CASE GASKET
1. Remove the 2 transaxle case gaskets from the transaxle case.
REMOVE MANUAL VALVE
1. Remove the manual valve from the transmission valve body.