Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Overhaul valve body assembly (AF13-II)

Note:   The valve body should only be disassembled for cleaning purposes as the individual parts are not available from suppliers.

  Remove

2.   Remove switch valve (1) from valve body 3.   Detach neutral shift solenoid valve (2) 4.   Detach bolt (3) for converter clutch solenoid valve retaining clamp (4) 5.   Remove converter clutch solenoid valve (5) 6.   Unscrew 8x bolt (arrows) •   Remove wiring harness retaining clamps (10) and (11) 7.   Remove pressure regulator (7) •   Remove pressure regulator retaining clamp (6) 8.   Remove 2-3 gearshift solenoid valve (8) 9.   Remove 1-2 / 3-4 gearshift solenoid valve (9)

10.   Remove cover of front valve body with gasket •   Unscrew 8x bolt (arrows) 11.   Remove fluid strainers (1 and 2) 12.   Detach front valve body •   Unscrew 3x bolt (3) 13.   Remove plate (5) from front valve body •   Remove gaskets no.1 and no.2 from front valve body (4) 14.   Remove lock ball (8) and pressure regulator valve (6) with spring (7)

15.   Unscrew 3 bolts (1) and 2 bolts (3) 16.   Remove wiring harness •   Remove retaining clamps (2) and (4) 17.   Turn valve body (arrow) 18.   Unscrew 5x bolt (arrows) 19.   Remove rear valve body no.2 (6) •   Remove plate of rear valve body (5) •   Remove 2 gaskets no.3 (7) from rear valve body

20.   Unscrew 3x bolt (1) 21.   Remove rear valve body no.1 with valve body plate •   Turn rear valve body no.1 •   Remove valve body plate (2) •   Remove gaskets no.1 and no.2 from rear valve body (3) 22.   Remove fluid strainer (5) 23.   Remove lock balls (4 and 6) 24.   Remove pressure regulator valves (7 and 8) 25.   Remove fluid cooler bypass valve (9) with spring (10) from centre valve body 26.   Check all parts for wear or damage Note:   Replace complete valve body if necessary.

  Install

27.   Insert fluid cooler bypass valve (2) with spring (1) in centre valve body 28.   Insert pressure regulator valves (6 and 7) 29.   Insert lock balls (3 and 5) 30.   Insert fluid strainer (4) 31.   Insert valve body plate (8) in rear valve body no.1 •   Insert seals no.1 and no.2 from rear valve unit (9) 32.   Turn rear valve body no. 1. 33.   Attach rear valve body no. 1 to centre valve body •   Tighten 3x bolt (10) 7 Nm Note:   Handle all parts carefully as the individual parts are not available from suppliers.

34.   Attach rear valve body no. 2 (3) on rear valve body •   Attach with rear valve unit plate (4) •   Attach with gasket no.3 (1) 35.   Attach 5 bolts (arrows) •   Tighten bolts 7 Nm 36.   Turn valve body 37.   Install fluid carrier plate (6) and wiring harness retaining clamp (7) 38.   Attach 2 bolts (5) and 3 bolts (8) •   Tighten bolts 7 Nm

39.   Insert lock balls (3) and pressure regulator valve (2) with spring (1) in valve body 40.   Attach plate (6) of front valve body to front valve body •   Fit with front valve body gasket no.1 and gasket no.2 (5) 41.   Attach front valve body to centre valve body with 3 bolts (4) 42.   Insert fluid strainers (7 and 8) 43.   Insert 8x bolt (arrows) in front valve body

44.   Attach front valve body cover to front valve body •   Attach with gasket •   Attach 8 bolts (arrows) •   Attach wiring harness retaining clamps (1 and 2) •   Tighten 8x bolt 7 Nm 45.   Install 2-3 gearshift solenoid valve (5) and 1-2 / 2-4 gearshift solenoid valve (6) •   Tighten solenoid valves 7 Nm 46.   Attach pressure regulator retaining clamp (3) and pressure regulator (4) – tightening torque 7 Nm 47.   Insert converter clutch solenoid valve (10). 48.   Attach bolt (8) for converter clutch solenoid valve retaining clamp (9) •   Tighten bolt 7 Nm 49.   Install neutral gearshift solenoid valve (7) •   Tighten solenoid valve 7 Nm 50.   Insert shift valve (11) in valve body

51.	Install valve body in transmission