Removal and Replacement

Main Control Valve Body

Material:

Removal

All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to maintenance/Service and Repair.

3.0L engine
2. Drain the engine coolant. For additional information, refer to Cooling System.

All vehicles
3. Remove the battery and tray.
4. Disconnect the wiring harness from the battery tray bracket.





5. Remove the battery tray bracket.





6. Disconnect the transaxle wiring harness electrical connector and the transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





7. Disconnect the selector lever cable.





8. Remove the selector lever cable and bracket and position it aside.





9. Remove the vent tube hose from the main control cover.





3.0L engine
10. Remove the lower radiator hose and position aside.





11. Remove the wire harness retainer from the front engine mount.

All vehicles
12. Remove the transmission fluid cooler tube bracket bolt.





13. Remove the main control cover bolts, studs and the cover.





14. NOTE: Do not discard the gasket. It is a reusable type. Inspect the gasket for damage. Install a new gasket as necessary.

Remove the main control cover gasket.





15. Remove the main control valve body bolts.





16. NOTE: Do not damage the manual valve.

Lift the main control valve body while disconnecting the manual valve link.





17. Depress the retaining tabs and push the solenoid valve body electrical connector down through the transaxle case.





18. Make sure the manual valve does not fall out of the main control valve body while removing from the vehicle.





Installation

All vehicles
1. Install the manual control lever in the main control valve body.





2. NOTE: Inspect the solenoid valve body harness connector O-ring seal for damage. If damaged, install a new O-ring seal, before installing the connector into the case.

Depress the retaining tabs and push the solenoid valve body electrical connector up through the transaxle case.





3. Position the main control valve body in place while connecting the manual valve link.





4. Install the main control valve body assembly. Tighten the bolts in the sequence indicated.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





5. NOTE: The main control cover gasket is a reusable type. Inspect the gasket for damage. Install a new gasket as necessary.

Install the main control cover gasket.





6. NOTE: Install the cooler bypass valve studs in locations 3 and 11.

Install the main control cover. Tighten the bolts and studs in the indicated sequence.
^ Tighten to 13 Nm (10 lb-ft).





7. Position the transmission fluid cooler tube in place and install the bolt.
^ Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).





3.0L engine
8. Install the wire harness retainer to the front engine mount.
9. Install the lower radiator hose.





All vehicles
10. Install the selector lever cable and bracket.
^ Tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).





11. Connect the selector lever cable end.





12. Connect the vent hose to the main control cover.





13. Connect the transaxle wiring harness electrical connector and the transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





14. Install the battery tray bracket.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





15. Connect the wiring harness to the battery tray bracket.





16. Install the battery tray.
17. Fill the transaxle with clean transmission fluid.

3.0L engine
18. Fill the engine coolant. For additional information, refer to Cooling System.

All vehicles
19. Start the engine and run through all the gears and check transmission fluid level.