AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (U240E) -> Valve Body Assembly for Your Toyota Avensis 4 Door First Generation (1997-2003)

AX–8  
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (U240E)  
VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY  
VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY  
AX0LM–03  
ON–VEHICLE REPAIR  
1.  
REMOVE LH ENGINE UNDER COVER  
2.  
3.  
REMOVE DRAIN PLUG AND DRAIN ATF  
REMOVE OIL PAN AND GASKET  
NOTICE:  
Some fluid will remain in the oil pan.  
Remove the 18 bolts, and carefully remove the oil pan assem-  
bly. Discard the gasket.  
D07261  
AT0103  
D05879  
D02934  
4.  
EXAMINE PARTICLES IN OIL PAN  
Remove the magnets and use them to collect any steel chips.  
Look carefully at the chips and particles in the pan and on the  
magnet to anticipate what type of wear you will find in the trans-  
axle.  
Steel (magnetic)...bearing, gear and plate wear  
Brass (non–magnetic)... bushing wear  
5.  
REMOVE OIL STRAINER  
(a) Remove the 3 bolts and oil strainer.  
(b) Remove the O–ring.  
6.  
7.  
DISCONNECT 5 SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE CONNEC-  
TORS  
REMOVE ATF TEMPERATURE SENSOR  
Remove the bolt and lock plate, and remove the ATF tempera-  
ture sensor.  
8.  
SEPARATE WIRE HARNESS FROM 2 CLAMPS  
AVENSIS/CORONA SUP (RM781E)  
AX–9  
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (U240E)  
VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY  
9.  
REMOVE VALVE BODY  
Remove the 17 bolts and valve body.  
NOTICE:  
Be careful not to drop the check valve body, spring and ac-  
cumulator piston.  
D02935  
D02936  
D02937  
D02938  
D02937  
10. REMOVE CHECK BALL BODY AND SPRING  
11. REMOVE 2 APPLY GASKETS  
12. REMOVE SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE  
Remove the 5 bolts and 5 shift solenoid valves.  
13. INSTALL SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE  
Install the 5 shift solenoid valves with the 5 bolts.  
Torque:  
B
B
A
B
A
Bolt A: 6.6 N·m (67 kgf·cm, 58 in.·lbf)  
Bolt B: 10.8 N·m (110 kgf·cm, 8 ft·lbf)  
Bolt length:  
Bolt A: 12 mm (0.47 in.)  
Bolt B: 45 mm (1.77 in.)  
14. INSTALL 2 APPLY GASKETS  
(a) Coat 2 new apply gaskets with ATF.  
(b) Install the 2 gaskets to the transaxle case.  
AVENSIS/CORONA SUP (RM781E)  
AX–10  
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (U240E)  
VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY  
15. INSTALL CHECK VALVE AND SPRING  
D02936  
16. INSTALL VALVE BODY  
A
(a) Align the groove of the manual valve with the pin of the  
manual valve lever.  
(b) Temporarily install the valve body with the 17 bolts.  
Bolt length:  
C
A
C
C
Bolt A: 25 mm (0.98 in.)  
Bolt B: 41 mm (1.61 in.)  
Bolt C: 45 mm (1.77 in.)  
B
B
C
(c) Check that the manual valve lever contacts the center of  
the roller at the tip of the detent spring.  
(d) Tighten the 17 bolts.  
D02935  
B
B
Torque: 10.8 N·m (110 kgf·cm, 8 ft·lbf)  
17. CLAMP WIRE HARNESS TO 2 CLAMPS  
18. INSTALL ATF TEMPERATURE SENSOR  
Install the ATF temperature sensor with the lock plate and bolt.  
Torque: 6.6 N·m (67 kgf·cm, 58 in.·lbf)  
19. CONNECT 5 SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE CONNECTORS  
D02934  
20. INSTALL OIL STRAINER  
(a) Coat a new O–ring with ATF.  
(b) Install the O–ring to the oil strainer.  
D05880  
AVENSIS/CORONA SUP (RM781E)  
AX–11  
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (U240E)  
VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY  
(c) Install the oil strainer with the 3 bolts.  
Torque: 10.8 N·m (110 kgf·cm, 8 ft·lbf)  
D05879  
D02940  
D07261  
21. INSTALL MAGNET IN OIL PAN  
Install the 3 magnets in the oil pan, as shown in the illustration.  
22. INSTALL OIL PAN  
Install the oil pan and a new gasket with the 18 bolts.  
Torque: 7.8 N·m (80 kgf·cm, 69 in.·lbf)  
23. INSTALL DRAIN PLUG  
Install a new gasket and drain plug.  
Torque: 49 N·m (500 kgf·cm, 36 ft·lbf)  
24. FILL ATF AND CHECK ATF LEVEL (See page DI–62)  
25. INSTALL LH ENGINE UNDER COVER  
AVENSIS/CORONA SUP (RM781E)