TL V6-3206cc 3.2L SOHC MFI (1998)
Valve Body: Service and Repair
Torque Converter Housing/Valve Body Removal
NOTE:
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Clean all parts thoroughly in solvent or carburetor cleaner, and dry with compressed air.
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Blow out all passages.
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When removing the valve body from the torque converter housing, replace the O-ring.
1. Remove the eight 6 mm bolts and one 8 mm bolt securing the regulator valve body, then remove the regulator valve body.
2. Remove the stator shaft, stop shaft, and the regulator separator plate.
3. Remove the three 6 mm bolts and two 8 mm bolts securing the ATF pump body, then remove the ATF pump body.
4. Remove the ATF pump driven gear shaft, ATF pump gears, torque converter check valve, and spring.
5. Remove the four bolts securing the accumulator cover, then remove the accumulator cover.
NOTE: The accumulator cover is spring loaded. To prevent stripping the threads in the torque converter housing, press down on the accumulator
cover while unscrewing the bolts in a crisscross pattern.
6. Remove the eight ATF feed pipes from the accumulator body.
7. Remove the eight 6 mm bolts and seven 6 mm special bolts securing the accumulator body, then remove the accumulator body.
8. Remove the torque converter housing separator plate with three dowel pins.
