Shift Solenoid: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and support it on jack stands.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.
3. Drain fluid.
4. Remove sixteen 10 mm screws, main case oil pan, magnet, and gasket.
5. Remove three 13 mm screws, oil filter.
6. Disconnect wiring harness from band control solenoid and shift solenoids. Pull only on connectors, not on wiring harness.








7. Remove spring pin for shift solenoid A, shift solenoid B, and band control solenoid respectively, using suitable pliers taking care not to damage solenoids.
8. Remove shift solenoid A, shift solenoid B, band control solenoid, and gaskets from main case valve body. Do not pull on wiring harness. Remove solenoids by grasping the metal tip.

INSTALLATION
1. Install shift solenoid A, shift solenoid B, band control solenoid with new gaskets to main case valve body respectively.





2. Carefully install spring pin with hammer to avoid damage to valve body, etc.
3. Connect wiring harness to solenoids.
4. Install oil filter with a new gasket and the three 13 mm screws, tighten to the specified torque.

Torque: 20 Nm (15 Ft. lbs.)

5. Install magnet, main case oil pan with new gasket, and sixteen 10 mm screws. Tighten the screws to the specified torque.

Torque: 11 Nm (96 Inch lbs.)

6. Fill transmission through the overfill screw hole of oil pan, using ATF DEXRON-III.
7. Connect battery ground cable.