Control Valve Body: Assembly

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Install accumulator pistons, valve springs and steel balls to upper valve body.
CAUTION: Insert steel balls in their proper positions.

Fig 1: Installing Accumulator Pistons & Related Components
Install support plate and upper separate plate to middle valve body.
CAUTION: Align the hole in support plate with the hole in separate plate.

Tightening torque: 8+/-1 N.m (0.8+/-0.1 kg-m, 5.8+/-0.7 ft-lb)

Fig 2: Installing Support Plate & Related Components
Install the steel balls to middle valve body.
CAUTION: Insert steel the balls in their proper positions.

Fig 3: Installing Steel Balls To Middle Valve Body
Install three filters to lower valve body.
CAUTION: Pay attention to the location of filters.

Fig 4: Installing Filters (Strainers) To Lower Valve Body
Install lower separate plate to lower valve body.

Fig 5: Installing Lower Separate Plate To Lower Valve Body
Temporarily assemble valve body.
CAUTION: Be careful not to drop the middle valve body and upper body interior steel ball, or the lower body filter.

Fig 6: Identifying Temporarily Assembled Valve Body
Tighten bolts.
Tightening torque: 8+/-1 N.m (0.8+/-0.1 kg-m, 5.8+/-0.7 ft-lb)

Fig 7: Identifying Valve Body Bolt Types
Install the sensor, solenoids and duty solenoids.
Tightening torque:

T: 8+/-1 N.m (0.8+/-0.1 kg-m, 5.8+/-0.7 ft-lb)

Fig 8: Installing Sensor, Solenoids & Duty Solenoids
Install oil strainer to lower valve body.
Tightening torque: 8+/-1 N.m (0.8+/-0.1 kg-m, 5.8+/-0.7 ft-lb)