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Warning

• A hot transaxle and ATF can cause severe burns. Turn off the engine and wait until they are cool before replacing the ATF.

Caution

• Water or foreign material entering the connector can cause a poor connection or corrosion. Be sure not to allow water or foreign material on the connector when disconnecting.

• Do not damage the terminals.

1.Disconnect the negative battery cable.

2.Remove the air cleaner component. (See INTAKE-AIR SYSTEM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [L3 Turbo].)

3.Drain the ATF. (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FLUID (ATF) REPLACEMENT [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

4.Remove the TCM. (See TCM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

5.Remove the control valve body. (See CONTROL VALVE BODY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

6.Remove the coupler component lock plate.

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Caution

• Do not damage the wiring harness.

• Do not pull hard on the wiring harness.

7.Remove the coupler component from the transaxle case.

8.Remove the O-ring and the gasket from the coupler component.

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9.Apply ATF to a new gasket and install it on the coupler component.

Caution

• Do not apply ATF to the O-ring.

10.Install a new O-ring to the coupler component.

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Caution

• Do not apply too much force to the coupler component.

• Do not damage the coupler component.

11.Install the coupler component to the transaxle case.

12.Install a new coupler component lock plate.

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13.Install the control valve body. (See CONTROL VALVE BODY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

14.Install the TCM. (See TCM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

15.Add ATF to the specified level. (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FLUID (ATF) REPLACEMENT [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

16.Install the air cleaner component. (See INTAKE-AIR SYSTEM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [L3 Turbo].)

17.Connect the negative battery cable.

18.Perform the neutral position learning. (See NEUTRAL POSITION LEARNING [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)

19.Perform the mechanical system test. (See MECHANICAL SYSTEM TEST [AW6A-EL, AW6AX-EL].)