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Valve Body

Disassembly





1. Remove detent spring (2), plate (1) and manual valve (3).





2. Remove bolts from upper valve body side.





3. Remove bolts from lower valve body side.





4. Separate upper valve body (2) and lower valve body (1) while pressing separator plate and valve body gasket against lower valve body (1) to prevent balls, spring and others from coming out of valve body.
5. Confirm that there are valve, balls and plate as shown in the figures.





^ Front upper valve body assembly.





^ Rear upper valve body assembly.





^ Lower valve body assembly.

Reassembly





1. Place separator plate and new lower valve body gasket on lower valve body assembly and tighten installation of front upper valve body assembly with 2 bolts (1) temporarily.





2. Place new upper valve body gasket on lower valve body assembly.





3. While holding upper valve body gasket and lower valve body assembly (1) together, install it on rear upper valve body assembly (2).





4. Tighten 3 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.





5. Turn over lower valve body assembly and tighten 4 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.





6. Remove 2 bolts tightened temporarily in Step 1).

NOTE: Be careful not to damage gasket.





7. Install lower valve body assembly (1) on front upper valve body (2).





8. Tighten 3 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.





9. Turn over control valve lower body and tighten 5 bolts indicated in the figure temporarily.





10. Tighten bolts on upper valve body side to specified torque.

NOTE: Tighten bolts by a certain amount of torque evenly and repeat it several times till specified torque is attained.

Tightening torque
Upper valve body bolt: 5.5 Nm (0.55 kgf-m, 4.0 ft. lbs.)





11. Tighten bolts on lower valve body inside to specified torque.

NOTE: Tighten bolts by a certain amount of torque evenly and repeat it several times till specified torque is attained.

Tightening torque
Lower valve body bolt: 5.5 Nm (0.55 kgf-m, 4.0 ft. lbs.)





12. After installing manual valve (3), install detent spring (2) and plate (1) and tighten detent spring bolt to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Detent spring bolt: 5.5 Nm (0.55 kgf-m, 4.0 ft. lbs.)