Patent ID: 11933326
Assignee: SONNAX TRANSMISSION COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A method for replacing an original equipment (OE) signal accumulator piston in a vehicle transmission hydraulic circuit, the OE signal accumulator piston positioned in a bore in a valve body having an open end and a fluid port, the method comprising:
removing the OE signal accumulator piston from the bore, the OE signal accumulator piston having a first diameter;
installing a cylindrical sleeve having open first and second ends in the bore;
positioning a piston in the sleeve, the piston having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the OE signal accumulator piston;
positioning a spring in part in the piston and in part extending beyond the piston; and
positioning a plug in the bore to abut the second end of the sleeve, wherein positioning the plug in the bore encloses the sleeve, the piston and the spring in the bore.