Disassembly

NOTE:
- Remove the valve body from the transmission.
- Position the valve body on a clean work surface to avoid contamination.





CAUTION: Do not clamp any part of the valve body assembly in a vise. This practice will distort the valve body and transfer plate resulting in valve bind. Slide valves and plugs out carefully. Do not use force at any time. The valves and valve body will be damaged if force is used. Also tag or mark the valve body springs for reference as they are removed. Do not allow them to become intermixed.

1. Remove screws attaching adjusting screw bracket to valve body and transfer plate. Hold bracket firmly against spring force while removing last screw.





2. Remove adjusting screw bracket, line pressure adjusting screw.
3. Remove switch valve and spring, pressure regulator valve and spring, kickdown valve and spring, and throttle valve from valve body.





4. Secure detent ball and spring in housing with retainer tool 6583, or equivalent.





5. Remove manual shaft E-clip, washer, and seal.
6. Pull manual shaft and park rod assembly upward out of valve body and off throttle lever.





7. Remove manual valve from valve body.
8. Remove Retainer Tool 6583. Then remove and retain detent ball and spring.
9. Remove throttle lever.





10. Remove park rod E-clip and separate rod from manual lever.





11. Remove converter clutch solenoid from separator plate. A T25 torx bit is required to remove solenoid attaching screw.





12. Remove screws attaching converter clutch module to valve body and remove module and connecting tube.





13. Remove screws attaching end cover plate to torque converter module.
14. Remove converter clutch valve, fail safe valve, and springs.





15. Turn valve body over so transfer plate is facing upward. With valve body in this position, valve body check balls will remain in place and not fall out when transfer plate is removed.
16. Remove screws attaching transfer plate to valve body.
17. Remove transfer plate and separator plate from valve body. Note position of filter and clutch solenoid for reference. Remove valve body check balls. Note that check balls will be steel on very early production models, or plastic on later production models.
18. Position transfer plate on bench so separator plate, and filter are facing up. This will avoid having rear clutch and rear servo check balls fall out when plates are separated.





19. Remove screws attaching separator plate to transfer plate.





20. Note position of filter, rear clutch servo and rear servo check balls for assembly reference.





21. Remove shuttle valve end plate.





22. Remove shuttle valve E-clip and remove secondary spring and spring guides from end of valve.





23. Remove governor plug end plate.
24. Remove 1-2 and 2-3 shift valve governor plugs from valve body.
25. Remove shuttle valve throttle plug, primary spring and shuttle valve from valve body.
26. Remove screws attaching kickdown limit valve body to valve body.
27. Remove 1-2 shift control valve and spring from valve body.
28. Remove 2-3 shift valve and spring from valve body.
29. Remove 1-2 shift valve and spring from valve body.
30. Remove throttle pressure plug from kickdown limit valve body.
31. Remove retainer from end of kickdown limit valve body.
32. Remove kickdown limit valve and spring from kickdown limit valve body.
33. Remove regulator valve end plate from valve body.
34. Remove regulator valve line pressure plug, pressure plug sleeve, regulator valve throttle pressure plug and spring.