Replacing valve body

[rsm688]

Has anyone replaced the valve body in their auto tranny? I've got a few shift irregularities and do not have any decent transmission shop in the area to diagnose it so I was going to replace the valve body and see if that cleared them up. It's an 06 with 100k miles. It seems pretty straightforward after looking at some videos/tutorials online but wanted to get any thoughts from anyone that has first hand experience doing it on an H3.


Thanks,
Spencer

 

[rsc]

Just from what I've seen looking at the pictures and diagrams, it doesn't look hard or involved at all. Looks like a quick swap.

 

[CaseyS]

Very messy. What kind of irregularities are you having? Valve body won't fix things that are aging due to normal wear.

 

[5gn-h3t]

What CaseyS said. Tranny fluid just keeps dripping on you the entire time you are doing it. And watch out for small parts.

 

[rsm688]

What CaseyS said. Tranny fluid just keeps dripping on you the entire time you are doing it. And watch out for small parts.

Thanks guys

I have a hard shift from 1-2 and 2-3. 1-2 is a little harder/more noticeable when going up a hill/from a slow start with a heavy foot, 2-3 is always a little harder than the others and almost feels kinda like RPMs are not matching with where it should shif. The RPMs get up and then a firm shift and it drops down. It is definitely a lot more noticeable going up hills or when I've got to get the momentum going. If I am going very light/smooth or going downhill it is not nearly as pronounced. Any ideas on what this could be? Everything higher than the 2-2 shift is smooth as glass and if I have the RPMs right around 2000 when I hit the shift point its super smooth, if it's higher or lower the shifts are a little harder.

It just feels like the RPM and shift points don't match up right but shifts smooth if I keep the RPMs around 2000 when hitting the points. I was thinking maybe worn valve body and pressures not getting enough to shift when it should or something (I suck with transmissions).


Spencer