Control Valve Body: Assembly

Install a new seal ring to piston.

Fig 1: Installing Seal Ring To Piston
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Apply ATF to the seal ring.
Insert the piston fully into upper valve body.

Fig 2: Inserting Piston Fully Into Upper Valve Body
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Install the spring and four steel balls to specified positions of upper valve body.

Fig 3: Installing Spring And Four Steel Balls To Specified Positions Of Upper Valve Body
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Align the hole in side plate with the hole in separator plate, and then install support plate and upper separator plate to middle valve body.
Tightening torque:

8 N.m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

Fig 4: Aligning Hole In Side Plate With Hole In Separator Plate
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Insert six steel balls in their proper positions to middle valve body.

Fig 5: Inserting Six Steel Balls
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Install three filters to lower valve body.
NOTE: Pay attention to the location of filters.

Fig 6: Installing Three Filters To Lower Valve Body
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Install the lower separate plate to lower valve body.

Fig 7: Installing Lower Separate Plate To Lower Valve Body
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Temporarily assemble the valve body.
NOTE: Be careful not to drop the middle valve body and upper body interior steel ball, or the lower body filter.

Fig 8: Installing Middle Valve Body And Upper Body Interior Steel Ball
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Tighten the bolts and nuts.
NOTE: Install the bolts (D) from upper valve body side.

Tightening torque:

8 N.m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

Fig 9: Installing Bolts From Upper Valve Body Side
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Install the sensor, solenoids and duty solenoids to specified positions.

Fig 10: Installing Sensor, Solenoids And Duty Solenoids
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Tighten the bolts.
Tightening torque:

8 N.m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

Fig 11: Tightening Bolts
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Install oil strainer to lower valve body.
Tightening torque:

8 N.m (0.8 kgf-m, 5.8 ft-lb)

Fig 12: Installing Oil Strainer To Lower Valve Body
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