Valve Body: Removing

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-- Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to [For engine(s) CVCA, CPRA, CPKA, CPLA, CJAA, CBUA, CPPA, CCTA, CBFA] Removal and Installation .

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

-- Remove the ATF pan. Refer to OIL PAN .

-- Remove the ATF strainer. Refer to ATF STRAINER .

-- Make a sketch, identical to the illustration, of all the sensors and solenoid valves and their connectors.

-- Mark the solenoid valve and/or sensor and its connector before disconnecting them.

WARNING:

It is absolutely required to draw or take pictures and to make identifying marks so that connectors at solenoid valves cannot be interchanged unintentionally when reinstalling the sensors and valve body.

Confusing the connectors could cause damage to the transmission.

Fig 1: Identifying Wire Routing, Connectors And Bracket On Valve Body

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-- Carefully pry out the connector tabs on the solenoid valves -1- through -8- using a small screwdriver and then disconnect the connectors.

CAUTION:

The wiring harness or the valve body with the solenoid valves must be replaced if the one of the connectors gets damaged.

-- Disconnect the connectors -A- and -B-.

-- Remove the bracket for the connectors -1- and -2-.

Fig 2: Identifying Bracket For Connectors, Securing Wires

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-- Remove the Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor -G93- -3- from the valve body.

-- Disengage the wiring harnesses from the brackets -arrows-.

-- If equipped, bend back the locking plate on the lever -arrows-.

Fig 3: Identifying Securing Plates Around Nut

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-- Remove the lever -1- on the selector shaft.

Fig 4: Identifying Installation Of Selector Lever On Selector Shaft

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-- When doing this, hold the selector lever -1- secure with pliers -2- so that it does not turn when removing the Multifunction Transmission Range Switch -F125-.

-- Make sure the slide -3- on the valve body in which the lever engages is not damaged.

The valve is very sensitive. Even minor damage leads to malfunction.

-- Always slide the valve into the body, secure it against falling out and never exchange it.

The valve body bolts on the transmission housing have different lengths and must be replaced.

Fig 5: Identifying Bolt Lengths And Locations For The Valve Body

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Only the indicated bolts -arrows- may be loosened.

CAUTION:

When loosening the other bolts, the function of the valve body can be influenced or the valve body splits up.

-- Remove the bracket -1- and -2-.

-- Loosen the valve body bolts -arrows-, -arrows A- and -arrows B- diagonally and then remove the valve body.

-3- Valve body description, for example, A2

-- When removing the valve body, pay attention to the damper pistons -2-.

Fig 6: Identifying Valve Body Wiring Harness And Damping Plunger

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-- Remove the damper piston -2- with spring VALVE BODY OVERVIEW :Spring.