What is the gasket between the valve body and the separator plate called?
What is the gasket between the valve body and the separator plate called?
The gasket is simply called a valve body gasket, or if there are multiple gaskets in the assembly it is ordered by referring to it as the “gasket between the valve body and the separator plate”; there is no other official technical name for it. There are other possible…
How to fix a blown separator gasket on a 4R55E?
Bring the valve body straight down and make sure to not set it on anything dirty. towels and begin the fun part. At this point you should be able to see where the gasket is blown out like mine below. separator gasket on. I cannot stress enough that this is where you need to be careful.
What to do if your separator plate and valve body are damaged?
Pull your transmission pan down, remove your valve body and see if either the gasket between the plate and transmission is damaged (as on our Explorer) or the gasket between the plate and valve body is damaged. If they are then you have an inexpensive rewarding fix.
How to replace transmission pan and valve body?
The bolts that hold the transmission pan on are 10 foot lbs. 1. Raise and Support the Vehicle 1:20 2. Pull down your transmission pan 1:22 3. Remove your filter 3:22 4. Remove valve body 3:42 5. Replace the gasket 5:51 6. Reinstall the valve body. 6:08
The gasket is simply called a valve body gasket, or if there are multiple gaskets in the assembly it is ordered by referring to it as the “gasket between the valve body and the separator plate”; there is no other official technical name for it. There are other possible…
Bring the valve body straight down and make sure to not set it on anything dirty. towels and begin the fun part. At this point you should be able to see where the gasket is blown out like mine below. separator gasket on. I cannot stress enough that this is where you need to be careful.
Pull your transmission pan down, remove your valve body and see if either the gasket between the plate and transmission is damaged (as on our Explorer) or the gasket between the plate and valve body is damaged. If they are then you have an inexpensive rewarding fix.
The bolts that hold the transmission pan on are 10 foot lbs. 1. Raise and Support the Vehicle 1:20 2. Pull down your transmission pan 1:22 3. Remove your filter 3:22 4. Remove valve body 3:42 5. Replace the gasket 5:51 6. Reinstall the valve body. 6:08
