Valve Body: Service and Repair

Main Control - Pump








Special Tool(s)





Material

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

2. NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive shift strategy.

Remove the battery tray.





3. Loosen the clamps and remove the air cleaner tube.





4. Remove the air cleaner assembly.





5. Disconnect the electrical connectors.
1 Disconnect the digital Transmission Range (TR) sensor electrical connector.
2 Disconnect the transaxle electrical connector.
3 Disconnect the speed control electrical connector.
6. Remove the wiper arm and pivot assembly.





7. Remove the passenger compartment air intake box.





8. Remove the air intake tube.





9. Remove the front upper radiator shield.





10. Remove the hood latch and position aside.





11. Remove the oil filler cap.





12. Install the special tool. (front of engine compartment)





13. Install the special tool. (rear of engine compartment)





14. Install the special tools.





15. Remove the upper main control cover bolts.





16. Remove the rear transaxle support insulator bolt, nut and support insulator.





17. Remove the rear transaxle support insulator bracket.





18. NOTE: It will be necessary to lower the left side of the subframe to remove the main control cover through the wheel well.

Remove the remaining bolts, and the main control cover.





19. CAUTION: Do not pull on the wires or the electrical connectors. Damage to the connectors will result.

Lift the locking tab and disconnect the electrical connectors.
20. Position the transaxle wiring harness out of the way.





21. CAUTION: Do not remove the two bolts that hold the pump assembly and main control valve body together as the pump assembly may fall from the main control valve body and become damaged.

CAUTION: Only four of the six bolts need to be removed.

Remove the bolts. Note the size and location of the bolts.
22. Disconnect the manual linkage.





23. Remove the main pump assembly and the main control valve body by carefully sliding it off the pump shaft.

Installation





1. Install the pump assembly and main control valve body onto the pump shaft.
2. Rotate the pump assembly and main control valve body to connect the manual valve link with the manual valve.





3. CAUTION: Do not use the bolts to draw pump assembly and main control valve body onto the chain cover case. Component damage may occur.

Install the pump assembly and main control valve body. Using the special tools, loosely install the bolts.





4. Remove the special tools and install the two bolts in their place. Tighten all the bolts in the sequence shown.
5. Install the transaxle wire harness and retaining clip into the separator plate.





6. Connect the electrical connectors.





7. NOTE: The transaxle side cover gasket is reusable if not torn or ripped.

Remove the gasket. Clean and inspect the gasket, reinstall into the pan.





8. NOTE: After the cover has been installed, it may be necessary to raise the subframe back into place if it had been lowered.

Install the side cover, gasket and bolts.





9. Install the rear transaxle support insulator bracket.





10. Position the transaxle support insulator in place and loosely install the bolt and nut.





11. Tighten the retaining bolt and nut.





12. Install the upper main control cover bolts.





13. Remove the special tools.





14. Remove the special tool. (rear of engine compartment)





15. Remove the special tool. (front of engine compartment)





16. Install the oil filler cap.





17. Install the hood latch.





18. Connect the electrical connectors.
1 Connect the digital Transmission Range (TR) sensor electrical connector.
2 Connect the transaxle electrical connector.
3 Connect the speed control electrical connector.
19. Install the wiper arm and pivot assembly.





20. Install the air cleaner assembly.





21. Install the air cleaner tube and tighten the clamps.

22. NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive shift strategy.

Connect the battery.
23. Fill the transaxle assembly with one quart of clean automatic transmission fluid.
24. Start the engine. Move the transaxle range selector lever through all positions. Check the fluid level. For additional information, refer to Fluid Level and Condition Check under Preliminary Inspection.