valve, shift valve 3 and shift valve 1, and pressure control valve 2. PCS1 is de-energized, raising
the PCS1 signal and pressure control valve 1 pressures. PCS1 pressure is directed through shift
valve 2 to the 3rd, 5th, and reverse clutch, applying the clutch. The TCM reduces the current to
PCS1, which controls the rate at which pressure control valve 1 supplies pressure to the 3rd, 5th,
and reverse clutch, and reduces the current to PCS2, which controls the rate at which pressure
control valve 2 exhausts the 1-2-3-4 clutch, assuring a smooth transition from fourth to fifth range.
The 4-5-6 clutch continues to be applied by main pressure flowing through shift valve 3, shift
valve 2, and the manual selector valve.
The combination of the 4-5-6 clutch and the 3rd, 5th, and reverse clutch application produces
fifth range operation.
Pressure switch 1 and pressure switch 2 are turned OFF, providing feedback that shift valve 1 and
shift valve 2 are in the de-stroked position, and pressure switch 3 remains ON, providing
feedback that shift valve 3 is in the stroked position.
If electrical power is interrupted while the transmission is in fifth range, PCS2, shift solenoid 3
(SS3), and the torque converter clutch (TCC) solenoid (if TCC is applied) de-energize. Although
SS3 no longer supplies control main pressure to the top of shift valve 3, control main pressure
flows through shift valve 1 to the top of shift valve 3, keeping the valve stroked. Normally closed
PCS1 continues to block the exhaust of the signal pressure (signal remains control main). The
signal pressure on top of pressure control valve 1 produces maximum control pressure, which is
routed through shift valve 2 to the 3rd, 5th, and reverse clutch, keeping the clutch applied. Main
pressure feeds through shift valve 3 and shift valve 2 and the manual selector valve to the 4-5-6
clutch, keeping the clutch applied.
The combination of the 4-5-6 clutch and the 3rd, 5th, and reverse clutch application produces
fifth range operation for limp home capability.
If the TCC is applied, the TCC solenoid de-energizes, causing the TCC pressure control valve to
de-stroke, exhausting pressure from the top of the converter flow valve. The converter flow valve
de-strokes, redirecting main overage to converter in and converter out flow to the cooler. The
TCC is now released.
If electrical power is interrupted while the transmission is in fifth range (causing fifth range
converter operation) and the manual selector valve is moved to Neutral (N), the 4-5-6 clutch
exhausts through the manual selector valve to exhaust backfill, releasing the 4-5-6 clutch. The
3rd, 5th, and reverse clutch remains applied. With only one clutch applied, the transmission goes
to neutral.
If electrical power is interrupted while the transmission is in fifth range, (fifth range converter
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