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Valve Body Upper Housing

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  1. Note location of check balls in valve body upper housing (Fig 1). Then remove the one large diameter and the six smaller diameter check balls.
    Fig 1: Identifying Check Ball Locations In Upper Housing
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  2. Remove governor plug and shuttle valve covers (Fig 2).
    Fig 2: Exploded View Of Shuttle And Boost Valve Components
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  3. Remove E-clip that secures shuttle valve secondary spring on valve stem (Fig 3).
    Fig 3: Identifying Shuttle Valve E-Clip And Secondary Spring Location
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  4. Remove throttle plug, primary spring, shuttle valve, secondary spring, and spring guides (Fig 2).
  5. Remove boost valve retainer, spring and valve if not previously removed.
  6. Remove throttle plug and 1-2 and 2-3 governor plugs (Figure).
  7. Turn upper housing around and remove limit valve and shift valve covers (Fig 4).
    Fig 4: Exploded View Of Upper Housing Shift Valve And Pressure Plug
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  8. Remove limit valve housing. Then remove retainer, spring, limit valve, and 2-3 throttle plug from limit valve housing (Fig 4).
  9. Remove 1-2 SHIFT control valve and spring (Fig 4).
  10. Remove 1-2 SHIFT valve and spring (Fig 4).
  11. Remove 2-3 shift valve and spring from valve body (Fig 4).
  12. Remove pressure plug cover (Fig 4).
  13. Remove line pressure plug, sleeve, throttle pressure plug and spring (Fig 4).