Acura RL. Manual - part 338

Fig. 593: Installing Clutch End-Plate Snap Ring 
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 

TRANSMISSION REASSEMBLY 

Exploded View ('05 Model) 

 

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Fig. 594: Exploded View Of Automatic Transmission (05 Model) With Torque Specifications 
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Exploded View ('06-08 Models) 

 

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Fig. 595: Exploded View Of Automatic Transmission (06-08 Model) With Torque Specifications 
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Special Tools Required  

Mainshaft holder 07GAB-PF50101 or 07PAB-0010000 

1. Make sure that the ATF magnet is cleaned and installed in the torque converter housing. Clean and install 

the ATF magnet, if necessary.  

2. Install the main separator plate and the two dowel pins on the torque converter housing. Then install the 

ATF pump drive gear (A), driven gear (B), and ATF pump driven gear shaft (C). Install the ATF pump 
driven gear with its grooved and chamfered side facing down. 

 

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Fig. 596: Identifying ATF Pump Drive Gear, Driven Gear And ATF Pump Driven Gear Shaft 
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3. Install the torque converter check valve spring and valve in the torque converter housing.  

4. Install the main valve body (seven 6 mm bolt and three 8 mm bolts). Make sure the ATF pump drive gear 

(A) rotates smoothly in the normal operating direction, and the ATF pump driven gear shaft (C) moves 
smoothly in the axial and normal operating direction. 

Fig. 597: Checking ATF Pump Drive And Driven Gear 
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5. If the ATF pump drive gear and ATF pump driven gear shaft do not move smoothly, loosen the main 

valve body bolts. Realign the ATF pump driven gear shaft, and retighten the bolts to the specified 
torques, then recheck. Failure to align the ATF pump driven gear shaft correctly will result in a seized 
ATF pump drive gear or ATF pump driven gear shaft.  

6. Install the lubrication check valve in the main valve body, in the direction shown in the exploded view; 

and for '05 model, install the cooler check valve (ball) and the valve spring in the main valve body.  

7. Install the secondary separator plate and the two dowel pins on the main valve body, and install the 

secondary valve body (one bolt).  

8. Install the three check balls and choke in the secondary valve body.  

9. Install the accumulator separator plate and two dowel pins on the secondary valve body.  

10. Position the detent arm on the accumulator separator plate, and install the detent arm shaft into the detent 

 

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