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Control Valve Body Assembly Disassemble

  1. Remove the manual valve (337).
    Fig 1: Removing Manual Valve
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  2. Remove the bolt/screw (307), the wiring harness clip (318), and the TCC lock up pressure control solenoid valve retainer (319).
  3. Remove the TCC lock up pressure control solenoid valve assembly (339).
    Fig 2: Removing TCC Lock Up Pressure Control Solenoid Valve Retainer, Assembly & Components
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  4. Remove the bolt/screw (311), and control valve body solenoid valve retainer (312).
  5. Remove the line pressure control solenoid valve assembly (316) and the shift pressure control solenoid valve assembly (340).
    Fig 3: Removing Line Pressure Control Solenoid Valve Assembly, Shift Pressure Control Solenoid Valve Assembly & Components
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  6. Remove the 5 solenoid retaining bolts/screws (1-301, 3-302, 1-307).
  7. Remove the 5 shift solenoid valves (300, 303, 305, 308, 310), and the 5 shift solenoid valve O-ring seals (306).
    Fig 4: Removing Shift Solenoid Valve, Bolts & O-Ring Seals
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  8. Remove the 7 front control valve body bolts/screws (1-304, 4-313, 2-314).
    Fig 5: Removing Front Control Valve Body Bolts
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  9. Remove the front control valve body assembly (315), spacer plate and gaskets as an assembly from the middle control valve body assembly (323).
    Fig 6: Removing Front Control Valve Body Assembly
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  10. Remove the 3 fluid strainers (371), 1 fluid strainer (372), and the 2 accumulator check valve assemblies (353) from the middle control valve body.
    Fig 7: Removing Fluid Strainers & Accumulator Check Valve Assemblies
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  11. Remove the bolt/screw (304) from the middle control valve body.
    Fig 8: Removing Middle Control Valve Body Bolt
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  12. Turn the middle control valve body over in order to remove the remaining bolts.
    Fig 9: Turning Middle Control Valve Body Over
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  13. Remove the 5 bolts/screws (331, 332) from the No. 2 rear control valve body assembly.
    Fig 10: Removing No. 2 Rear Control Valve Body Assembly Bolts
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  14. Remove the No. 2 rear control valve body assembly (330), spacer plate and gaskets as an assembly from the rear control valve body assembly (326).
    Fig 11: Removing No. 2 Rear Control Valve Body Assembly
    G02125712Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  15. Remove the 3 rear control valve body bolts/screws (333, 335).
    Fig 12: Removing Rear Control Valve Body Bolts
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  16. Remove the rear control valve body assembly (326) from the middle control valve body assembly (323).
    Fig 13: Removing Rear Control Valve Body Assembly
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