Acura TSX / Honda Accord CL. Manual - part 806

Fig. 120: Installing The Return Spring And Spring Retainer, And Positioning The Snap Ring On 
The Retainer 

6. Install the special tools. 

 

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Fig. 121: Installing The Special Tools

7. Be sure the special tool (A) is adjusted to have full contact with the spring retainer (B) on the 4th and 5th 

clutches. 

Fig. 122: Ensuring The Special Tool Is Adjusted To Have Full Contact With The Spring Retainer 
On The 4th And 5th Clutches 

8. Set the special tool (A) on the spring retainer (B) of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd clutches in such a way that the 

special tool compresses the clutch return spring (C). 

 

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Fig. 123: Setting The Special Tool On The Spring Retainer Of The 1st, 2nd, And 3rd Clutches 

9. If either end of the special tool is set over an area of the spring retainer which is unsupported by the return 

spring, the retainer may be damaged. 

 

2004 Acura TSX 

2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS A/T Overhaul (MCTA) - TSX