Manual Control Lever Shaft And Seal: Removal

ALL VEHICLES 

WARNING: On vehicles equipped with an auxiliary battery, both the negative and positive battery cables must be disconnected.
WARNING: On vehicles equipped with a 7.3L engine, both the primary and secondary batteries must be disconnected.
NOTE: All gasoline vehicles will have new adaptive shift strategies. Whenever the vehicle's battery has been disconnected for any type of service or repairs, the strategy parameters that are stored in the keep alive memory (KAM) will be lost. The strategy will start to relearn once the battery is reconnected and the vehicle is driven. This is a temporary condition and will return to normal operating condition once the powertrain control module (PCM) relearns all the parameters from the driving operating conditions. There is no time frame set for this process. If a concern is present during down shifts or converter clutch apply, it is not the shift strategy and will require diagnosis as outlined in the appropriate article.
The customer needs to be notified that they may experience slightly different upshifts (either soft or firm) and that this condition is temporary and will eventually return to normal operating condition.
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Raise and support the vehicle.
3. Disconnect the shift cable at the manual control lever shaft assembly.
   Fig 1: Disconnecting Shift Cable At Manual Control Lever Shaft Assembly

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4. Disconnect the digital TR sensor connector.
   Fig 2: Disconnecting Digital TR Sensor Connector

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5. Remove the digital TR sensor.
   1. Remove the bolts.
   2. Remove the sensor.
      Fig 3: Removing Digital TR Sensor

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      VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FLUID PAN DRAIN PLUG 

6. Remove the drain plug and allow the fluid to drain.
   Fig 4: Removing Drain Plug

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NOTE: Do not discard the gasket unless damaged. This is a reusable gasket.
Fig 5: Removing Transmission Fluid Pan And Gasket
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7. Remove the transmission fluid pan and the gasket.

   VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FLUID PAN DRAIN PLUG 

NOTE: Do not discard the gasket unless damaged. This is a reusable gasket.
8. Drain the fluid and remove the transmission fluid pan and the gasket.
   1. Loosen, but do not remove, the bolts.
   2. Remove the front and side bolts.
   3. Lower the front of the fluid pan and allow the fluid to drain.
   4. Remove the remaining bolts and the fluid pan.
      Fig 6: Removing Transmission Fluid Pan

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      ALL VEHICLES 

NOTE: After removal, discard the filter and seal assembly.
Fig 7: Removing Filter And Seal Assembly
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9. Remove the filter and seal assembly by carefully pulling and rotating the filter as necessary.
CAUTION: Be careful not to scratch or damage the aluminum bore or the new seal may leak.
Fig 8: Removing Seal From Pump Bore
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10. If the seal remains in the pump bore, remove it carefully with a small screwdriver so as not to scratch or damage the aluminum bore.
NOTE: A No. 53 drill bit (1/16-inch) can be used instead to remove the manual lever shaft retaining pin.
Fig 9: Removing Manual Lever Shaft Retaining Pin
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11. Using the special tool, remove the manual lever shaft retaining pin.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the manual control lever bore.
NOTE: The manual control lever and manual control lever shaft are one piece.
NOTE: Use a crescent wrench on the manual control lever or outer flats of manual control lever shaft assembly when removing the inner manual valve detent lever nut.
12. Remove the manual valve control lever shaft assembly.
    1. Remove the inner manual valve nut.
    2. Remove the inner manual valve detent lever.
    3. Remove the parking pawl actuating rod.
    4. Remove the manual valve control lever shaft assembly.
       Fig 10: Removing Manual Valve Control Lever Shaft Assembly

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13. Using the special tool, remove the manual control lever seal.
    Fig 11: Removing Manual Control Lever Seal

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