Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 2265

21 - 630 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 46RE
VALVE BODY (Continued)
(19) Turn upper housing over and remove switch
valve, regulator valve and spring, and manual valve
(Fig. 286).
(20) Remove kickdown detent, kickdown valve, and
throttle valve and spring (Fig. 286).
(21) Loosen left-side 3-4 accumulator housing
attaching screw about 2-3 threads. Then remove cen-
ter and right-side housing attaching screws (Fig.
287).
(22) Carefully rotate 3-4 accumulator housing
upward and remove 3-4 shift valve spring and con-
verter clutch valve plug and spring (Fig. 288).
(23) Remove left-side screw and remove 3-4 accu-
mulator housing from valve body (Fig. 289).
(24) Bend back tabs on boost valve tube brace (Fig.
290).
(25) Remove boost valve connecting tube (Fig.
291). 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.
1 - UPPER HOUSING
2 - REGULATOR VALVE
3 - SWITCH VALVE
4 - REGULATOR VALVE SPRING
5 - KICKDOWN VALVE
6 - KICKDOWN DETENT
7 - THROTTLE VALVE AND SPRING
Fig. 286 Upper Housing Control Valve Locations
Fig. 287 Accumulator Housing Screw Locations
1 - LOOSEN THIS SCREW
2 - REMOVE THESE SCREWS
3 - 3-4 ACCUMULATOR HOUSING
(26) Turn valve body over so lower housing is fac-
ing upward (Fig. 292). 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.
8 - MANUAL VALVE
9 - 1-2 GOVERNOR PLUG
10 - GOVERNOR PLUG COVER
11 - THROTTLE PLUG
12 - 2-3 GOVERNOR PLUG
13 - SHUTTLE VALVE PRIMARY SPRING
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