Rear Upper Valve Body Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

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Take out 6 valve body balls (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Valve Body Balls
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With 3 - 2 kick down control valve plug (1) pressed with finger, take out needle roller (2) with magnet (3). Then remove 3-2 kick down control valve plug (1), clutch sequence valve and reverse brake sequence valve spring.

Fig 2: Identifying Control Valve Plug, Needle Roller And Magnet
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With shift valve plug (1) pressed with finger, take out shift valve retainer (2) with magnet and then remove shift valve plug (1) and 3 - 4 shift valve spring.

Fig 3: Identifying Shift Valve Plug And Shift Valve Retainer
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Remove 2 plate bolts. Then remove rear upper valve body plate (1) and rear upper valve body gasket and take out 1 - 2 shift valve and shift valve spring.

Fig 4: Removing Plate Bolts
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With shift valve plug (1) pressed with finger, remove valve retainer with magnet (2) and then remove shift valve plug (1), 2 - 3 shift valve and shift valve spring.

Fig 5: Identifying Shift Valve Plug And Valve Retainer
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