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Removing and Installing Control Mechanism For Transmission

Removing and installing control mechanism for transmission
Information
Notes

Note: Fill only with ATF approved by Porsche.
Note: Hot vehicles should cool down before beginning the activity.

Note: Vehicle must be horizontal in order to be filled and checked.

Filling capacities





Preliminary work
1. Raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
2. Remove support plate.
3. Drain ATF.
4. Remove ATF pan.
5. Remove ATF filter.

Removing control mechanism for transmission





1. Pull off securing clasp for wiring harness plug.





2. Pull off transmission speed connector.





3. Unscrew designated fastening screws for hydraulic control unit.

Note: Do not set down removed control mechanism for transmission on transmission input speed sender (rear of control mechanism). This can damage the sender.

4. Removed control mechanism from transmission and follow up wiring harness plug.

Installing control mechanism for transmission

1. Thinly coat toroidal sealing ring for wiring harness plug with Vaseline and insert plug into transmission housing.





2. Carefully position control mechanism and insert pin -1- of detent disc into groove of selector valve -2-.





3. Screw in fastening screws for control mechanism until hand-tight.
4. Tighten fastening screws from inside outwards.









5. Attach securing clasp for wiring harness plug and engage holding tongue.

Subsequent work

1. Install ATF filter.
2. Install ATF pan.
3. Fill in ATF.
4. Install support plate.
5. Lower the vehicle.