Manual Control Lever Shaft and Seal

Manual Control Lever Shaft and Seal





Special Tool(s)





Material

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





2. NOTE: If equipped, transmission servo heat shield needs to be unclipped from the fluid pan rail and positioned out of the way for fluid pan removal.

If equipped, loosen the nut and position the heat shield out of the way.





3. Disconnect the shift cable from the manual control lever.





4. Disconnect the digital transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





5. Remove the manual control outer lever nut and manual control outer lever.





6. Remove the screws and the digital TR sensor.





7. Drain transmission fluid.
^ Remove all the transmission fluid pan screws except for two in the front. Loosen the two front transmission fluid pan screws. Pry the rear of the transmission fluid pan down and allow fluid to drain. After fluid is drained, remove the front two transmission fluid pan screws.





8. Remove the transmission fluid pan.
1. Remove the transmission fluid pan.
2. Remove and discard the transmission fluid pan gasket.





9. Clean and inspect the transmission fluid pan and magnet. Clean all mating surfaces.





10. Remove the manual control valve detent lever spring.
1. Remove the manual control valve detent lever spring screw.
2. Remove the manual control valve detent lever spring.





11. CAUTION: Do not damage the valve inner lever pin.

Remove the manual valve inner lever nut.





12. Separate the manual valve inner lever and the parking lever actuating rod.





13. CAUTION: Do not damage the case fluid pan rail.

Remove the manual control lever shaft spring pin.
^ Tap lightly on each side of the manual control lever shaft spring pin with a drift punch.
^ Pry the spring pin out of its bore.





14. Remove the manual control lever shaft.





15. CAUTION: Do not damage the bore.

Remove the manual control lever shaft seal.

Installation





1. Using the special tool, install the manual control lever shaft seal.
^ Lubricate the manual control lever shaft seal with petroleum jelly.





2. Install the manual control lever shaft.





3. CAUTION: Use care not to damage the fluid pan rail surface when installing the retaining pin.

Align the manual control lever shaft alignment groove with the manual control lever shaft spring pin bore in the transmission case.
^ Tap the manual control lever shaft spring pin into the transmission case.





4. Align flats of the manual valve inner lever with flats on the manual control lever shaft. Install the manual valve inner lever and parking lever actuating rod onto the manual control lever shaft.





5. CAUTION: Do not bend the manual valve inner lever pin.

Install the manual valve inner lever nut.

6. CAUTION: Park pawl actuating rod must be correctly installed into parking pawl and guide cup located in extension housing. Verify park linkage function.

Verify that the output shaft is locked in the PARK position.





7. Rotate the manual lever into the NEUTRAL position and install the manual valve detent spring.





8. Position the oil pan magnet in the transmission fluid pan.





9. Install the transmission fluid pan.
1. Position a new transmission fluid pan gasket on the transmission fluid pan.
2. Install and align the transmission fluid pan.
^ Loosely install the transmission fluid pan screws.





10. Tighten the transmission fluid pan screws.
^ Tighten the transmission fluid pan screws in a crisscross sequence.





11. Install the digital TR sensor and loosely install the screws.





12. CAUTION: Tightening one screw before tightening the other may cause the sensor to bind or become damaged.

NOTE: The manual lever must be in the NEUTRAL position.

Using the special tool, align the digital TR sensor and tighten screws in an alternating sequence.





13. Install the manual control outer lever and nut.





14. Connect the digital transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





15. Connect the shift cable to the manual control lever.





16. If equipped, position the servo heat shield over the servos and clip it to the pan rail.

17. NOTE: Start with a minimum of 3.7 liters (4 quarts) clean automatic transmission fluid.

Fill transmission with clean automatic transmission fluid to the correct fluid level.
18. Apply the park brake and start the engine.

19. Move the range selector lever through all the gears.
20. Check the transmission fluid level.