Lower Valve Body Removal/Installation

Lower Valve Body Removal/Installation

1. Raise the vehicle on a lift.

2. Disconnect the solenoid wire harness 8P connector (A).






3. Remove the splash shield Splash Shield Replacement.

4. Remove the drain plug (A), and drain the CVTF.





5. Reinstall the drain plug and a new sealing washer (B).

NOTE:

- Remove metal particles from the magnetic surface of the drain plug.
- If a cooler cleaning is necessary, refer to the CVTF cooler cleaning CVTF Cooler Cleaning.

6. Remove the CVTF pan (A), the two dowel pins (B), and the gasket (C).






7. Remove the CVTF strainer (D).

8. Remove the eight bolts securing the lower valve body (E), and hold the lower valve body.

NOTE: Do not damage the solenoid wire harness enough when you holding the lower valve body removing it.

9. Remove the bolt securing the solenoid wire harness 8P connector (F), then remove the lower valve body, the two CVTF pipes (G), and the solenoid wire harness 8P connector from the transmission housing.

10. Remove the CVTF magnets (H), and clean and reinstall them in the CVTF pan.

11. Remove the O-ring (I) from the CVTF strainer, and remove the O-ring (J) from the solenoid wire harness 8P connector.

12. Clean the inlet opening (K) of the CVTF strainer thoroughly with compressed air, then check that it is in good condition and that the inlet opening is not clogged.

13. Test the CVTF strainer by pouring clean CVTF through the inlet opening, and replace it if it is clogged or damaged.

14. Install a new O-ring on the solenoid wire harness 8P connector.

15. Install the two CVTF pipes on the lower valve body, then install the solenoid wire harness 8P connector and the lower valve body in the transmission housing.

16. Install a new O-ring on the CVTF strainer, then install the CVTF strainer on the lower valve body.

17. Install the two dowel pins and a new gasket on the transmission housing.

18. Place the CVTF pan on the transmission housing.

19. Install the CVTF pan bolts, and tighten them to the specified torque in a crisscross pattern in at least two or three steps.

20. Connect the solenoid wire harness 8P connector (A).






21. Refill the transmission with CVTF.

22. Install the splash shield Splash Shield Replacement.

23. Do the start clutch pressure control calibration procedures Testing and Inspection if any control solenoid valves in the lower valve body were replaced.