Lower Valve Assembly: Removal

2008 Chevrolet Chevy Express G2500, Van Cargo, 6.6 6SECTION Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Cadillac Seville and 2003 Cadillac DeVille. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the bottom pan and seal, scavenge screens, and the lip seals. See DRAINING & REFILLINGΒ  under LUBRICATION. Remove the bolts (534) from the oil transfer plate (956) and wire harness extension retaining clip. See Fig 1 . Remove the oil transfer plate (956). Disconnect the wire harness extension (943) from the wire harness assembly (12). See Fig 2 .
    NOTE: Do not reuse retainer (915), it must be replaced. See Fig 3 .
  2. Use a small screwdriver in order to disconnect the manual valve link retainer (915) from the manual valve link (913).
    NOTE: Do not pry against the internal mode switch assembly.
  3. Remove the manual valve and link assembly link (913) out of the inside detent lever (17). Remove the 2 nuts (955) and the 14 bolts (958) from the lower control valve body assembly (903). See Fig 4 .
  4. Remove the lower valve assembly (consisting of the channel plate, control valve body, accumulator assembly, and wire harness extension) from the transaxle case as a single unit.
  5. For disassembly of the lower control valve body assembly, see appropriate OVERHAUL article.
Fig 1: Identifying Oil Transfer Plate
G00094547Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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