Assembly Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Cadillac DTS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Inspect the accumulator housing for damage or scoring in the bores.
- Inspect all fluid passages for debris.
- Install new seals (947, 961) onto the accumulator pistons (946, 960).
- Install the following parts:
- The forward accumulator pin (962) into the accumulator housing (944)
- The forward accumulator piston (960)
- The spring (963)
- Install the following parts:
- The reverse accumulator pin (948)
- The reverse accumulator piston (946)
- The reverse accumulator spring (949)
- Install the following parts:
- The accumulator housing cover gasket (964)
- The accumulator housing cover (965)
- The five 8 mm accumulator housing cover bolts (966) and tighten to 8-14 N.m (6-10 lb ft) .
CAUTION: Refer to Fastener Caution . - Install a new seal (969) onto the 1-2 accumulator piston (968).
- Install the following parts:
- The 1-2 accumulator spring (973)
- The 1-2 accumulator pin (970)
- The 1-2 accumulator piston (968)
- The snap ring (349). Install the snap ring onto the 1-2 accumulator pin (970) after you have passed the pin through the top of the accumulator housing (944).
- The 1-2 accumulator inner spring assembly (971)
- Install the following parts:
- The 3-4 accumulator spring (950)
- The 3-4 accumulator pin (977)
- The 3-4 accumulator piston (975)
- The snap ring (349). Install the snap ring onto the 3-4 accumulator pin (977) after you have passed the pin through the top of the accumulator housing (944).
- Install the checkballs (#1-4) into their proper cavities in the accumulator housing (944). Retain the checkballs with J 36850: Assembly Lubricant or equivalent.
- Install the J 39630-2: guide pins into the lower control valve body gasket for the accumulator housing. Make sure that the 1-2 accumulator inner spring assembly (971) goes into the channel plate washer side down.
- Install the accumulator housing (944) onto the lower channel plate and install the bolts (534, 951, 952, 954) and hand tighten.
- Remove the J 39630-2: guide pins, install the rest of the accumulator housing bolts, including bolts (534) from the channel plate side and tighten to 8-14 N.m (6-10 lb ft).