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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 46RE (Continued)

PRESSURE TEST ANALYSIS CHART

TEST CONDITION INDICATION

Line pressure OK during Pump and regulator
any one test valve OK
Line pressure OK in R Leakage in rear clutch
but low in D, 2, 1 area (seal rings, clutch
seals)
Pressure low in D Fourth Overdrive clutch piston
Gear Range seal, or check ball
problem
Pressure OK in 1, 2 but Leakage in front clutch
low in D3 and R area
Pressure OK in 2 but low Leakage in rear servo
in R and 1
Front servo pressure in 2 Leakage in servo; broken
servo ring or cracked
servo piston Fig. 10 Air Pressure Test Passages
Pressure low in all Clogged filter, stuck 1 - LINE PRESSURE TO ACCUMULATOR
positions regulator valve, worn or 2 - REAR SERVO APPLY
faulty pump, low oil level 3 - FRONT SERVO APPLY
4 - FRONT SERVO RELEASE
Governor pressure too Governor pressure
5 - PUMP SUCTION
high at idle speed solenoid valve system
6 - PUMP PRESSURE
fault. Refer to diagnostic 7 - FRONT CLUTCH APPLY
book. 8 - REAR CLUTCH APPLY
Governor pressure low at Faulty governor pressure 9 - TO TORQUE CONVERTOR
all mph figures solenoid, transmission 10 - TO COOLER
control module, or 11 - FROM TORQUE CONVERTER
governor pressure
sensor Front Clutch Air Test
Lubrication pressure low Clogged fluid cooler or Place one or two fingers on the clutch housing and
at all throttle positions lines, seal rings leaking, apply air pressure through front clutch apply pas-
worn pump bushings, sage. Piston movement can be felt and a soft thump
pump, clutch retainer, or heard as the clutch applies.
clogged filter.
Line pressure high Output shaft plugged, Rear Clutch Air Test
sticky regulator valve Place one or two fingers on the clutch housing and
apply air pressure through rear clutch apply passage.
Line pressure low Sticky regulator valve,
Piston movement can be felt and a soft thump heard
clogged filter, worn pump
as the clutch applies.
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - AIR TESTING Front Servo Air Test
TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND BAND Apply air pressure to the front servo apply pas-
OPERATION sage. The servo rod should extend and cause the
Air-pressure testing can be used to check transmis- band to tighten around the drum. Spring pressure
sion front/rear clutch and band operation. The test should release the servo when air pressure is
can be conducted with the transmission either in the removed.
vehicle or on the work bench, as a final check, after
overhaul. Rear Servo Air Test
Air-pressure testing requires that the oil pan and Apply air pressure to the rear servo apply passage.
valve body be removed from the transmission. The The servo rod should extend and cause the band to
servo and clutch apply passages are shown (Fig. 10). tighten around the drum. Spring pressure should
release the servo when air pressure is removed.