ON-VEHICLE SERVICE (AW30 –40LE) 7A3-35
Shift Solenoid and Lock-Up Solenoid
Removal
Preparation:
Disconnect negative ( –) battery cable.
Drain the fluid.
Refer to ATF REPLACEMENT in this section.
1. Remove oil lever gage and oil filler tube.
2. Support transfer case (4
4) or rear cover (42)
with a transmission jack.
3. Remove engine rear mounting nuts.
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4. Remove fule pipe heat protector on tansmission
corssmenber.
5. Remove fuel pipe from the crossmenber.
6. Remove transmission crossmenber.
7. Remove the nineteen bolts.
8. Remove oil pan, using seal cutter J –37228.
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NOTE: Do not turn over the transmission as this will
contaminate the valve body with foreign materials in the
bottom of the oil pan.
Remove oil pan by lifting the transmission case.
Oil pan seal cutter: J –37228
Examine particles in oil pan
Remove the magnet and use it to collect any steel
chips.
Look carefully at the chips and particles in the oil
pan and on the magnet to anticipate what type o
f
wear you will find in the transmission:
Steel (magnetic) ..................bearing, gear and
clutch plate wear
Brass (non-magnetic) ..........bushing wear
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9. Remove the oil strainer assembly.
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