Control Valve Body: Disassembly

NON-TURBO MODEL ONLY

1. Remove oil strainer from lower control valve body.
   NOTE: Arrange the removed bolts in good order to assemble in the same place as disassembly, because the bolts length are different.
   Fig 1: Identifying Oil Strainer Bolts Length

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2. Remove the duty solenoids, solenoids and sensor from the lower control valve body.
   NOTE: Arrange the removed bolts in good order to assemble in the same place as disassembly, because the bolts length are different.
   Fig 2: Identifying Duty Solenoids, Solenoids And Sensor

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3. Remove the upper and lower control valve body tightening bolts.
   NOTE: Arrange the removed bolts in good order to assemble in the same place as disassembly, because the bolts length are different.
   Fig 3: Identifying Upper And Lower Control Valve Body

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4. Remove the lower control valve body.
5. Remove the oil filter and separate plate.
   Fig 4: Identifying Oil Filter And Separate Plate

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6. Remove six steel balls from middle control valve body.
   Fig 5: Identifying Six Steel Balls

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7. Remove the middle control valve body.
8. Remove upper separator plate from middle control valve body.
   Fig 6: Identifying Upper Separator Plate

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9. Remove accumulator springs and four steel balls from upper control valve body.
10. Place a shop cloth to the piston removal hole.
11. Using an air compressor, apply air slowly to each piston hole and remove the accumulator pistons.
    Fig 7: Placing Cloth To Piston Removal Hole

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12. Remove the seal ring from accumulator piston.
    Fig 8: Identifying Seal Ring

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