Acura 2002 RSX Service Manual page 730

Valve Body
Valve Bodies and ATF Strainer Removal {cont'd)
NOTE: Refer to the Exploded View as needed during the
following procedure.
1 . Remove the ATF feed pipes from the regulator
valve body, and servo body.
2. Bemove the ATF strainer (two bolts).
3. Remove the servo body (13 bolts), then remove the
separator plate and dowel pins (two).
4. Remove the ATF .ioint pipes (one bolt) from the
regulator valve body.
5. Remove the regulator valve body (seven bolts).
6. Remove the stator shaft and stator shaft stop.
7. Remove the regulator separator plate and dowel
pins (two).
8. Remove the cooler check valve spring:
. '02 model (transmission number 1000001
1006166): Remove the cooler check valve spring
from the main valve body, then remove the main
valve body {three bolts). Do not let the check
balls and cooler check valve (ball) fall out.
. '02 model (transmission number 1006167 or
leter), and '03 model: Remove the cooler check
valve spring and cooler check valve from the
main valve body, then remove the main valve
body (three bolts). Do not let the check balls fall
out.
Remove the ATF pump driven gear shaft, then
remove the ATF pump gears.
Remove the main separator plate and dowel pins
(two).
9 .
1 0 .
1 1 . C l e a n t h e i n l e t o p e n i n g ( A ) o f t h e A T F s t r a i n e r ( B )
thoroughly with compressed air, then check that it
i s i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n a n d t h a t t h e i n l e t o p e n i n g i s
not clogged.
B
Test the ATF strainer by pouring clean ATF through
the inlet opening, and replace it if it is clogged or
damaged.
1 2 .
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