Removal

Transmission

Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL position it on a hoist.

2. NOTE: This vehicle has adaptive shift strategies. Whenever the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms will occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The customer needs to be notified that they may experience slightly different upshifts (either soft or firm) and that this is a temporary condition that will eventually return to normal operating condition.

Disconnect the battery.
3. Remove the air cleaner air intake duct assembly.





4. Remove the transmission fluid level indicator.
5. Remove the engine cover.





6. Remove the vapor management valve assembly and position it aside.





7. Remove the bolt from the bracket and position it aside.





8. Remove the bolt and the fluid filler tube from the short fluid inlet tube, and secure it aside.





9. Disconnect the electrical harness connectors.





10. NOTE: As the bolts are removed, note the length of each bolt for correct location during installation.

Remove the transmission-to-engine retaining bolts.
11. Remove the rear driveshaft.





12. Disconnect the transmission range (TR) sensor connector.





13. If equipped, remove the heat shield.





14. Disconnect the solenoid body connector.





15. Disconnect the shift cable at the transmission and position it aside.
16. Remove the starter motor.





17. Remove the cylinder block opening cover.





18. Remove and discard the torque converter-to-flexplate retaining nuts.





19. Remove the flexplate inspection cover.
1. Remove the bolts.
2. Remove the flexplate inspection cover.

20. CAUTION: Be sure not to raise the back of the transmission too high. If it makes contact with the underbody, damage to the turbine shaft speed (TSS) sensor can occur.

Install a suitable high-lift transmission jack.





21. Remove the rear transmission mount nuts.





22. Remove the transmission support crossmember.





23. Disconnect the fluid cooler tubes at the cooler bypass valve (CBV). Plug all fittings and position the tubes aside.





24. Remove the transmission-to-engine bolts.





25. CAUTION: Use care while removing the transmission to avoid damage to the TSS sensor.

CAUTION: Do not use the cooler bypass valve (CBV) as a handle. Damage to the cooler bypass valve assembly can occur or damage to the case can result.

CAUTION: Use a safety strap to hold the transmission to the high-lift transmission jack. Place the strap behind the CBV to prevent damage to the cooler bypass valve.

Remove the transmission from the vehicle.
^ Move the transmission extension housing with a slight side-to-side motion to separate the transmission from the engine and the torque converter from the flexplate.
26. Once the transmission has been removed the transmission the fluid coolers, cooler tubes and the cooler bypass valve will need to be cleaned. Carry out the transmission fluid cooler-backflushing and cleaning.