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Originally Posted by RichesoftheSoul
Thanks for all the help with this. your youtube video definitely helps since my engine has the same set up. Would most auto parts stores be able to get me a valve body and input shaft or would I have to buy them from the dealership? Also how hard is it on average for replacing the valve body and input shaft?
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If you can replace the line pressure soleniod you can replace the valve body. Steps are the same except you remove the bolts holding the valve body to the tranny, not the bolts holding the top of the valve body to the bottom of the valve body.
Dealership has the input shaft nut. its about 5 bucks. From the constant hammering of reverse slams, this nut looses and so your forward gears no longer work correctly. Usually tightening this fixes the forward gear issues, but not the reverse slam. To replace it requires removal of the drivers side cover. This means the driver side end of the subframe must be lowerd about 1 inch so the cover clears. You then remove the cover being careful not to bend the 2 tubes that go into the tranny. Usually removal of the spindle and strut as a whole is suggested otherwise your going to be needing brute strength to hold them out of the way as you remove the cover. From there its a 26mm SHALLOW side walled (napa sells these) socket to remove the old nut. Put the new on on and tighten to 111ft/lbs. This is the hard part as there is easy way to hold the clutch pak as you tighten the nut. Some people use a chain, others use a large screwdriver. Then replace the cover, spindle/strut, subframe, add new fluid and your done.
A new valve body should be bought from Special Forces at saturnfans.com. He has a great reputation for his products and is a fellow saturn owner. His valve bodies are rebuilt for your year with sonax parts.