Control Valve Body Spacer Plate Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Pontiac G5 and 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Removing & Installing Spacer Plate Support & Spacer Plate

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Remove the 2 spacer plate support bolts (20).
Remove the spacer plate support (21).

NOTE: The Non-Electronic Range Select Mode 4T40-E/4T45-E has a different spacer plate than the 4T45-E Electronic Range Select Mode transmission.

Remove and discard the spacer plate assembly (90).