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Main Control Valve Body - Accumulator Body, Solenoid Body: Removal

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NOTE: If the transmission has been disassembled to install new parts, and the valves in the main control valve body stick repeatedly from foreign material, the torque converter must be removed and cleaned by using a suitable torque converter/fluid cooler cleaner.
  1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. Refer to Jacking & Lifting .
  2. Disconnect the solenoid body electrical connector.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting Solenoid Body Electrical Connector
    G02774924Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: Do not discard the fluid pan gasket unless damaged. This is a reusable gasket.
  3. Remove the transmission fluid pan and 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 fluid pan bolts and the fluid pan.
      Fig 2: Removing Transmission Fluid Pan And Gasket
      G02774925Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    CAUTION: 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: After removal, discard the filter and seal assembly.
  4. Remove the filter and seal assembly by carefully pulling and rotating the filter as necessary.
    Fig 3: Removing Filter And Seal Assembly
    G02774926Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove the accumulator body.
    1. Remove the bolts.
    2. Remove the nuts.
    3. Remove the accumulator body.
      Fig 4: Removing Accumulator Body
      G02774927Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    6. CAUTION: Prevent the front of the valve body separator plate from sagging and displacing the check balls.
  6. If the valve body separator plate is not being serviced:
    1. Remove the bolt.
    2. Install the bolt into any case-threaded bolt hole on the opposite end of the separator plate.
      Fig 5: Installing Bolt Into Any Case-Threaded Bolt Hole
      G02774928Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Remove the main control valve body assembly.
    1. Remove the bolts.
    2. Remove the nuts.
    3. Remove the main control valve body.
      Fig 6: Removing Main Control Valve Body Assembly
      G02774929Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the solenoid body assembly.
    1. Remove the bolts.
    2. Remove the nut.
    3. Remove the solenoid body assembly.
      Fig 7: Removing Solenoid Body Assembly
      G02774930Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Remove the solenoid screen assembly by rotating and pulling.
    Fig 8: Removing Solenoid Screen Assembly
    G02774931Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    CAUTION: The steel electronic pressure control (EPC) check ball is spring-loaded under the valve body separator plate.
    NOTE: If the valve body separator plates are not to be serviced, proceed to installation procedure.
  10. Remove the valve body separator plate reinforcement.
    1. Remove the bolts.
    2. Remove the separator plate reinforcement.
      Fig 9: Removing Valve Body Separator Plate Reinforcement
      G02774932Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Lower and remove the valve body separator plate and gaskets.
    1. The rubber check balls and the steel EPC check ball and spring assembly will fall out and may become lost or stick to the worm trail of the case.
    2. Remove and discard separator plate gaskets.
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