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TOYOTA A540E
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................... 3
GENERAL TROUBLE-SHOOTING ............................................................ 9
COMPONENT APPLICATION CHART ..................................................... 11
WIRING SCHEMATIC ................................................................................. 16
EXPLODED TRANSAXLE VIEWS ............................................................. 18
TRANSAXLE DISASSEMBLY ................................................................... 22
COMPONENT INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY ........................................ 35
VALVE BODY INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY ......................................... 61
FINAL DRIVE INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY ......................................... 71
TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY ......................................................................... 80
CHECK BALL LOCATIONS ....................................................................... 96
CHECKING TRANSAXLE FREEWHEELS ................................................. 99
UPDATED COMMON SUMP CASE DIFFERENCES ............................... 102
HIGH OR LOW LINE PRESSURE CONCERNS ...................................... 106
INTRODUCTIONTOYOTA A540E
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE GROUP18639 SW 107TH AVENUEMIAMI, FLORIDA 33157
(305) 670-4161
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DALE ENGLANDFIELD SERVICE CONSULTANT
ED KRUSETECHNICAL CONSULTANT
WAYNE COLONNATECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
PETER LUBANTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
JIM DIALTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
GREGORY LIPNICKTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
JERRY GOTTTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
JON GLATSTEINTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
DAVID CHALKERTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
ROLAND ALVAREZTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
MIKE SOUZATECHNICAL CONSULTANT
GERALD CAMPBELLTECHNICAL CONSULTANT
We wish to thank Toyotafor the information and illustrationsthat have made this booklet possible.
The Toyota A540E is an automatic overdrive transaxle that is found in the V-6 Camery model vehicles. It is an electronic controlled transaxle and very similar to the A140. We have included a section on the basic operation, diagnosis, disassembly, reassembly of this unit along with a section on some of the updates and changes that have occured.