Hydraulic Controls

Hydraulic Controls





The valve body includes the main valve body, the regulator valve body, the servo body, the top accumulator body, and the accumulator body. The ATF pump is driven by splines on the left end of the torque converter which is attached to the engine. Fluid flows through the regulator valve to maintain specified pressure through the main valve body to the manual valve, directing pressure to each of the clutches. The shift solenoid valves A and C are mounted on the outside of the torque converter housing. The shift solenoid valve B and the torque converter clutch solenoid valve are mounted on the torque converter housing. The A/T clutch pressure control solenoid valves A and B, and the A/T clutch pressure control solenoid valve C are mounted on the transmission housing.

Main Valve Body








The main valve body contains the manual valve, the modulator valve, the shift valve C, the shift valve D, the servo control valve, the cooler check valve, the torque converter check valve, the reverse CPC valve, the lock-up shift valve, the relief valve, the kick down valve, the kick-down short valve, and the ATF pump gears. The primary function of the main valve body is to switch fluid pressure on and off and to control hydraulic pressure going to the hydraulic control system.

Regulator Valve Body , The regulator valve body is located on the main valve body. The regulator valve body contains the regulator valve, the lock-up timing valve, and the lock-up control valve.

Regulator Valve





The regulator valve maintains constant hydraulic pressure from the ATF pump to the hydraulic control system, while also furnishing fluid to the lubricating system and torque converter. Fluid from the ATF pump flows through B and B'. Fluid entering from B flows through the valve orifice to the A cavity. This pressure of the A cavity pushes the regulator valve to the spring side, and this movement of the regulator valve uncovers the fluid port to the torque converter and the relief valve. The fluid flows out to the torque converter and the relief valve, and the regulator valve returns under spring force. According to the level of the hydraulic pressure through B, the position of the regulator valve changes, and the amount of fluid from B through the torque converter changes. This operation is continued, maintaining the line pressure.





Increases in hydraulic pressure according to torque are performed by the regulator valve using stator torque reaction. The stator shaft is splined to the stator in the torque converter, and its arm end contacts the regulator spring cap. When the vehicle is accelerating or climbing (torque converter range), stator torque reaction acts on the stator shaft, and the stator arm pushes the regulator spring cap in the direction of the arrow in proportion to the reaction. The stator reaction spring compresses, and the regulator valve moves to increase the line pressure which is regulated by the regulator valve. The line pressure reaches its maximum when the stator torque reaction reaches its maximum.

Servo Body





The servo body is on the main valve body. It contains the servo valve, shift valve A, shift valve B, and CPC valves A and B.

Top Accumulator Body





The top accumulator body contains shift valve E, CPC valve C, 4th/1st-hold accumulator, and 5th accumulator.

Accumulator Body
The accumulator body is on the torque converter housing, next to the main valve body. It contains the 1st and 2nd accumulators and the lubrication check valve.

3rd Accumulator





The 3rd accumulator is in the end cover.