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Transmission, Disassembling




Transmission, disassembling





- Remove sealing plug -1- and ATF overflow line -2
- Drain ATF
3 - Sealing plug
4 - Cap
- Remove torque converter.





- Secure transmission to assembly support with bolts -1- and -2-.





- Remove cover.
- Remove sump.
- Remove ATF screen.





- Remove valve body with conductor strip.





- Take out sealing plugs for -B1-.





- Remove ATF pump bolts (arrows).





- Screw bolts -A- (M8) into tapped holes of ATF pump.
- Press ATF pump off transmission by turning bolts -A- evenly.





- Remove all clutches with supporting tube, -B2- plates, springs and spring caps to-tether.
- Engage parking lock.





- Insert screwdriver through hole of large sun gear to loosen and tighten bolt for small input shaft.





- Loosen bolt -1- for "small input shaft".
- Remove bolt with washer -2- and shim -3- for "small input shaft".
Planet carrier axial needle bearing remains in transmission/input gear.
- Pull out small drive shaft.





- Remove large drive shaft (arrow).





- Remove large sun gear (arrow).
- Remove Transmission Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) -G38-.





- Remove supporting tube circlip -a-.





- Pull off baffle block-2-.
1 - ATF breather hole





- Remove one-way clutch circlip -b-.
- Remove one-way clutch from transmission housing by pulling on its retaining wedge (arrow) with pliers.





- Remove small sun gear with washer and axial needle bearing from planet carrier.
1. Axial needle bearing
2. Axial needle bearing washer
3. Small sun gear can only be removed from planet carrier on transmission "DFG"
3. Planet carrier





- Remove planet carrier with dished spring.
- Remove reverse gear brake -B1- plates.
- Remove axial bearing and washer.
^ It is not necessary to remove input gear to disassemble transmission.