Main Control Valve Body
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| 1 |
Main control / Molded leadframe |
| 2 |
Foam strip seal |
| 3 |
Transmission control valve body (upper) |
| 4 |
Clutch exhaust valve |
| 5 |
Transmission control valve body separator plate |
| 6 |
Transmission control valve body (lower) |
| 7 |
Converter drain back valve |
| 8 |
Transmission control filter assembly |
| 9 |
Transmission fluid filter |
| 10 |
Transmission solenoid damper valve assembly |
| 11 |
Solenoid A (SSA) |
| 12 |
Solenoid B (SSB) |
| 13 |
Solenoid C (SSC) |
| 14 |
Line Pressure Control (LPC) solenoid |
| 15 |
Shift Solenoid D (SSD) |
| 16 |
Shift Solenoid E (SSE) |
| 17 |
Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) solenoid |
| 18 |
Forward (A) clutch latch valve assembly |
| 19 |
Direct (B) clutch latch valve assembly |
| 20 |
Solenoid regulator valve |
| 21 |
Low/reverse (D1) clutch latch valve assembly |
| 22 |
Drive enable valve |
| 23 |
Solenoid multiplex valve |
| 24 |
Forward (A) clutch regulator valve assembly |
| 25 |
Overdrive (E) clutch regulator valve assembly |
| 26 |
Overdrive (E) clutch latch valve assembly |
| 27 |
Bypass clutch control regulator valve assembly |
| 28 |
Main regulator valve assembly |
| 29 |
Converter release regulator valve assembly |
| 30 |
Lubrication control valve assembly |
| 31 |
Manual valve assembly |
| 32 |
Low/reverse (D2) clutch latch valve assembly |
| 33 |
Direct (B) clutch regulator valve assembly |
| 34 |
Low/reverse (D1) clutch regulator valve assembly |
| 35 |
Intermediate (C) clutch regulator valve |
| 36 |
Reverse/drive control check ball |
| 37 |
Shift solenoid control check ball |
| 38 |
Intermediate clutch exhaust control check ball |
| 39 |
Direct clutch exhaust control check ball |
| 40 |
Low/reverse clutch exhaust control check ball |
| 41 |
Forward clutch exhaust control check ball |
| 42 |
Overdrive clutch exhaust control check ball |
| 43 |
Reverse exhaust control check ball |
| 44 |
Auxiliary pump check ball and spring (model dependent) |
Main Control Valve Body
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| 1 |
TSS |
| 2 |
OSS |
| 3 |
Molded leadframe |
| 4 |
TFT |
| 5 |
TR |
| 6 |
Leadframe connector |
| 7 |
Terminal 1 |
| 8 |
Terminal 16 |
Solenoid Operation Chart
| Base Selector Lever Position |
PCM/TCM Commanded Gear |
SSA NL (1, 2, 3, 4) |
SSB NH (3, 5, R) |
SSC NL (2, 6) |
SSD NH (L, R, 4, 5, 6) |
SSE (On/Off) NC |
TCC NL |
| P |
P |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
| R |
R |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
| N |
N |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
| D |
1 |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
| 2 |
On |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
| 3 |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
On/Off |
On/Off |
| 4 |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
On/Off |
| 5 |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
On/Off |
| 6 |
Off |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
On/Off |
| M |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- NC = Normally closed
- NH = Normally high
- NL = Normally low
Main Control Valve Body Mechanical Operation
The main control consists of a valve body assembly with solenoids that are controlled by the PCM. The PCM operates the electrical components to provide refined engagement feel, shift feel, and shift scheduling.