Lower Control Valve Body Assembly Removal

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.

Fig 1: View Of Oil Transfer Plate, Retaining Bolts & Wire Harness Assembly

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Remove the nine 10 mm bolts (534) from the oil transfer plate (956) and wire harness assembly (943).
Remove the oil transfer plate (956).

Fig 2: Identifying Wire Harness Extension

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Disconnect the wire harness extension (943) from the wire harness assembly (12).

Fig 3: Manual Valve Link

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NOTE: Do not reuse retainer (915), it must be replaced.

Use a small screwdriver in order to disconnect the manual valve link retainer (915) from the manual valve link (913).

NOTE: Do not pry against the internal mode switch assembly.

Lift the manual valve and link assembly link (916) out of the inside detent lever (17).

Fig 4: View Of Control Valve Body/Accumulator Assembly & Lower Control Valve Body Wire Harness Extension

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Remove the two 10 mm nuts (955) and the fourteen 10 mm bolts (958) from the lower control valve body assembly (903).
Lift the lower channel plate, control valve body and accumulator assembly (903) and the lower control valve body wire harness extension (943) from the case as a single unit.