Removal And Installation: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2020 Jeep Renegade. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Before disassembling the transmission, remove any oily grime and loose dirt. Place the transmission on a clean work surface with ample fluid drainage or absorbency.
- Remove the torque converter. Refer to the appropriate service information.
- Measure the input shaft end-play. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURES .
- Remove the clip (2) holding the transmission solenoid connector (1) in the valve body cover pan.
- Remove the valve body cover pan fastener (1) and the valve body cover pan.
- Remove the ten fasteners (1) holding the valve body to the transmission housing.
- Using a suitable prying tool, pry the valve body away from the adapter tubes.
- Remove the Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) fastener (1).
- Separate the TRS (1) from the transmission with the wire harness connected.
- Remove the speed sensor fastener (1).
- Separate the speed sensor (1) from the transmission with the wire harness connected.
- Separate the valve body from the transmission.NOTE:
If the valve body is to be reused without disassembling it, store the valve body in a clean area until it is installed.
- Using suitable pliers, remove the fluid adapter tubes (1) from the transmission.
- From around the perimeter of the transmission, remove the bellhousing bolts (1) holding the bellhousing to the transmission housing.
- Remove the bellhousing fastener (1) holding the bellhousing to the output gear support.
- Using wooden blocks to stabilize the transmission on the work surface, position the transmission on the bench with the bellhousing facing upward.
- Using a suitable pry-bar in the pry point locations, pry upward to dislodge the bellhousing from the transmission housing.
- Lift the bellhousing (1) upward and separate the assembly from the transmission housing (2).