Suzuki XL7 2007 Service Manual page 1629

Control Valve Body Cover Replacement
Removal Procedure
1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to "Lifting and Jacking the
Vehicle: ".
2. Remove the left front wheel and tire assembly. Refer
to "Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation: ".
3. Remove the left and right splash shield. Refer to
"Engine Splash Shield Replacement - Left Side: "
and "Engine Splash Shield Replacement - Right
Side: ".
4. Remove the front engine mount. Refer to
"Transmission Front Mount Replacement".
5. Remove the transaxle oil cooler lines and seals from
the transaxle. Refer to "Fluid Cooler Pipe Seal
Replacement".
6. Remove the 9 TORX bolts (2) from the control valve
body cover (1).
NOTE
Do not pry with a tool on the transaxle
control valve body cover, case or sealing
surfaces.
7. Remove control valve body cover.
Automatic Transmission:
Installation Procedure
1. Clean any gasket material from the control valve
body cover and inspect the gasket mounting surface.
2. Install a 3 mm (0.125 in) bead of RTV sealer GM P/N
89020326 (Canadian P/N 89021188) onto the
control valve body cover.
3. Install the control valve body cover (1) onto the
transaxle case.
NOTE
Use LOCTITE™ 242 thread sealer on ALL bolt
threads.
4. Install the control valve body cover bolts (2) hand
tight.
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