Translab Shift Kit Install
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Please Follow the instructions provided with the kit very very closely. There are a lot of little things involved and if you miss one you may have to do double work. Also, this is to give a visual of what is involved. I did not cover the whole procedure. Do at your own risk! This should be done slowly and carefully!
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For the Translab kits you can email Dean Mason of Translab. He is the creator of the kit and the owner of the company. deanmason@juno.com
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The arrow points to the drain pug (17mm Socket). Remove
this and let it drain. Then remove the 14 pan bolts and have a drain
pan below to catch the fluid. Oh yeah, plan to smell of fluid for a
while.
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This is the pan off. Note the 3 magnets at the bottom
left. Put those in a safe place. Look at pan for pieces of metal or
other debris. If some is there be concerned and seek professional help.
Mine was fine so I wiped it clean of fluid and removed gasket matter
from pan.
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Underneath the car, there is the tranny filter (black).
Remove 4 (10mm) bolts and it comes off. The part number for the kit
is on the parts
page. Change this since you are in there. BTW, I had the parts in hand
before the job. Last time I tried to find the filter kit I had a hard
time and had to wait.
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Remove the 10mm bolts to drop the valve body down
(indicated by white lines). The brown arrow bolt needs to be left in
place. All bolts are the same length but two. Make a note of
where they go. Have something (my case an upside down flower pot) a
few inches underneath it to hold the valve body up higher so you don't
pull to hard on the wires. That will keep it high enough to remove the
solenoids and so on. Examine where everything goes carefully. There
are a few brackets to remove.
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Starting from the top. Remove the solenoid (8mm socket
from here on). Bracket and two solenoids. Note the wires and where they
go for putting it back together later. The instructions show a third
Solenoid for lockup models. Mine does not have one.
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Here hang the solenoids. It seemed easier to let them
hang there. I left the screws in to keep from mixing them up. Remove
any other wires, etc. The left arrow is to show where the O-ring seal
goes for install. See a few pics down.
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Just in case you forget later which goes where. Left (yellow) arrow is solenoid with yellow wires. Right is the orange. |
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I left the wires hanging. The arrow shows where the
O-ring seal is stuck. Gently peel it loose. Yours may be on the valve
body. DO Not Lose this!
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Place valve body in a tray or pan. This will help
to keep springs and balls from moving to far away. Also, catch fluid
and keep your floor clean. I used my fiancee's sweater box here. She
should have known better than to leave it in the garage. :)
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