Valve Body: Disassembly

Remove oil filter and "O" ring. Remove oil pipe from lower valve body. Remove 1-2 shift solenoid and TCC solenoid with "O" rings. Remove 2-3 shift solenoid and 3-4 shift solenoid with "O" rings. See Fig 6 and Fig 7 .
Unbolt and remove upper control valve body. Remove screw retaining upper separator plate and gaskets to upper control valve body. Remove upper gasket, separator plate, filter, main upper gasket and oil strainer from upper control valve body. See Fig 1 .
Unbolt and remove main control valve body from premain valve body. Remove 2 bolts retaining main separator plate and gaskets to main control valve body. Remove rubber check balls, gaskets and separator plate from main control valve body. See Fig 2 .
Remove rubber and steel check balls (if equipped) and oil strainer(s) from topside of premain control valve body. See Fig 3 . Remove oil strainer from underside (lower control valve body side) of premain valve body. See Fig 4 .

Fig 1: Identifying Upper Valve Body Filter, Gaskets & Separator Plate
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Fig 2: Identifying Main Control Valve Body Check Balls, Gaskets & Separator Plate
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Fig 3: Identifying Premain Valve Body Check Balls & Oil Strainer(s) (Topside)
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Fig 4: Identifying Premain Valve Body Oil Strainer (Underside)
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Remove premain lower gasket, lower separator plate and lower control valve body gasket. Remove filter from lower separator plate and check ball from lower control valve body. See Fig 5 .

Fig 5: Identifying Lower Valve Body Filter, Gaskets & Oil Strainer

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Fig 6: Exploded View Of Premain & Lower Valve Bodies

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Fig 7: Exploded View Of Main & Upper Valve Bodies

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