Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1995

21 - 292 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 48RE
VALVE BODY (Continued)
(23) Remove left-side screw and remove 3-4 accu-
mulator housing from valve body (Fig. 291).
(24) Bend back tabs on boost valve tube brace (Fig.
292).
Fig. 291 Accumulator Housing, Valve Springs, and
1 - 3-4 SHIFT VALVE SPRING
2 - CONVERTER CLUTCH VALVE SPRING AND PLUG
3 - 3-4 ACCUMULATOR HOUSING
Fig. 292 Boost Valve Tube Brace
1 - BOOST VALVE TUBE
2 - TUBE BRACE (DOUBLE TAB)
Plug
(25) Remove boost valve connecting tube (Fig.
293). Disengage tube from upper housing port first.
Then rock opposite end of tube back and forth to
work it out of lower housing.
CAUTION: Do not use tools to loosen or pry the
connecting tube out of the valve body housings.
Loosen and remove the tube by hand only.
(26) Turn valve body over so lower housing is fac-
ing upward (Fig. 294). In this position, the two check
balls in upper housing will remain in place and not
fall out when lower housing and separator plate are
removed.
(27) Remove screws attaching valve body lower
housing to upper housing and transfer plate (Fig.
294). Note position of boost valve tube brace for
assembly reference.
(28) Remove lower housing and overdrive separa-
tor plate from transfer plate (Fig. 294).
Fig. 293 Boost Valve Tube
1 - BOOST VALVE TUBE
2 - LOWER HOUSING
3 - DISENGAGE THIS END OF TUBE FIRST
4 - UPPER HOUSING
Fig. 294 Lower Housing
1 - LOWER HOUSING
2 - OVERDRIVE SEPARATOR PLATE
3 - TRANSFER PLATE AND UPPER HOUSING
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