Manual Control Lever Shaft and Seal
Manual Control Lever Shaft and Seal
Special Tool(s)
Removal
All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL position it on a hoist.
2. Disconnect the shift cable at the manual control lever shaft assembly.
3. Disconnect the digital TR sensor connector.
4. Remove the digital TR sensor.
1. Remove the bolts.
2. Remove the sensor.
Vehicles equipped with a fluid pan drain plug
5. Remove the drain plug and allow the fluid to drain.
6. NOTE: Do not discard the gasket unless damaged. This is a reusable gasket.
Remove the transmission fluid pan and the gasket.
Vehicles not equipped with a fluid pan drain plug
7. NOTE: Do not discard the gasket unless damaged. This is a reusable gasket.
Drain the fluid and remove the transmission fluid pan and the gasket.
1. Loosen, but do not remove, the bolts.
2. Remove the front and side bolts.
3. Lower the front of the fluid pan and allow the fluid to drain.
4. Remove the remaining bolts and the fluid pan.
All vehicles
8. NOTE: After removal, discard the filter and seal assembly.
Remove the filter and seal assembly by carefully pulling and rotating the filter as necessary.
9. CAUTION: Be careful not to scratch or damage the aluminum bore or the new seal may leak.
If the seal remains in the pump bore, remove it carefully with a small screwdriver so as not to scratch or damage the aluminum bore.
10. NOTE: A No. 53 drill bit (1/16-inch) can be used instead to remove the manual lever shaft retaining pin.
Using the special tool, remove the manual lever shaft retaining pin.
11. CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the manual control lever bore.
NOTE: The manual control lever and manual control lever shaft are one piece.
NOTE: Use a crescent wrench on the manual control lever or outer flats of manual control lever shaft assembly when removing the inner manual valve detent lever nut.
Remove the manual valve control lever shaft assembly.
1. Remove the inner manual valve nut.
2. Remove the inner manual valve detent lever.
3. Remove the parking pawl actuating rod.
4. Remove the manual valve control lever shaft assembly.
12. Using the special tool, remove the manual control lever seal.
Installation
All vehicles
1. NOTE: Prior to installing the manual control lever seal, clean the bore opening with mineral spirits.
Using the special tool, install the manual control lever seal.
2. Install the manual control lever shaft assembly.
1. Install the manual control lever shaft assembly.
2. Install and seat the manual lever shaft retaining pin below the case surface.
3. NOTE: The inner manual valve detent lever must be seated on the flats of the manual control lever shaft assembly, and the parking pawl actuating rod must be through the guide plate.
NOTE: The manual control valve detent lever spring must be on the inner manual valve detent lever, and the detent lever pin must align with the manual shift valve.
Install the parking pawl actuating rod and the inner manual valve detent lever.
4. NOTE: Use a crescent wrench on the manual control lever or the outer flats of the manual control lever shaft assembly when installing the inner manual valve detent lever nut.
Install the inner manual valve detent lever nut.
3. CAUTION: Make sure that the pump bore is clean and the old filter seal has been removed.
NOTE: Prior to installation, lightly lubricate the seal with clean automatic transmission fluid.
Press the fluid filter and seal assembly into the pump bore until seated.
4. NOTE: Do not discard the gasket unless damaged. This is a reusable gasket.
NOTE: Apply a light coat of petroleum jelly to hold the gasket to the fluid pan.
Position the gasket onto the clean fluid pan. Make sure the magnet is positioned over the dimple in the fluid pan.
5. CAUTION: Mixing the 4x2-style and 4x4-style transmission fluid filters and transmission pan assembly components can cause transmission damage.
Install the correct pan with gasket for this application. Alternately tighten the bolts.
Vehicles equipped with a fluid pan drain plug
6. Install the drain plug.
All vehicles
7. Install the digital transmission range (TR) sensor.
1. Install the digital TR sensor.
2. Loosely install the bolts.
8. Using the special tool, align the digital TR sensor. The tool is designed to fit snug.
9. Tighten the bolts.
10. Connect the connector.
11. Connect the shift cable to the manual control lever shaft assembly.
12. Lower the vehicle.
13. Fill the transmission to the specified level with clean automatic transmission fluid.