Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual, Page: 411 / 625

1973 OPEL SERVICE MANUAL
3. Detent pressure regulator valve.
4. 1 2 Accumulator valve.
5. Governor.
B. Selector valves (manually and hydraulically con-
trolled).
Manual valve.
2. Detent valve.
3. 1 2 Shift valve.
4. 2 3 Shift valve.
5. 3 2 Downshift control valve.
6. Manual low and reverse control valve.
7. Boost control valve.
C. Timing Valves.
1. Low speed downshift timing valve.
2. High speed downshift timing valve.
3. Second clutch orifice valve.
D. Accumulators.
1. 1 2 Accumulator.
2. Low servo piston.
Main Pressure Regulator Valve
Oil pressure from the pump is delivered to the “line”
port of the main regulator valve. See Figure
The port is connected through a damping orifice, to
the regulator port at the end of the regulator valve.
As the pressure in this port increases, it moves the
valve against the spring force until the second spool
of the. valve just opens to the “line” port. This per-
mits the pump pressure to be by- passed into the
pump suction passage. Therefore, the
will regu-
late at fixed minimum pressure as determined by
the spring force, and all excess pump delivery will be
by-passed back into the pump suction passage.
In moving from the “bottomed” to the regulating
position, the valve also opens line pressure to the
converter feed passage. This oil is directed to and
through the
through the oil cooler, the
gear box lubrication system, then back to the sump.
In order to provide the required capacity in the band
and clutches, it is desirable to have a variable line
pressure that will increase with engine torque. This
PRESSURE’REGULATOR
Figure Pressure Regulator Valve
is accomplished by introducing a “modulator” pres-
sure on the end of the boost valve. The force of the
boost valve acts against the end of the regulator valve
and increases the line pressure above the base pres-
sure as established by the spring force. By introduc-
ing line pressure to the stepped area between the
spools of the boost valve, an additional pressure in-
crease over and above that described above is ob-
tained.
The regulated line pressure is then fed to:
Manual valve.
Modulator valve
Detent pressure regulator valve
Modulator Valve and Vacuum Modulator
Line pressure is directed to the second port of the
modulator valve. See Figure This pressure
passes between the spools of the valve and into the
modulator port. The modulator port is connected to
the regulating port at the end of the valve through a
damping orifice. As the pressure in the regulating
port
it moves the valve outward against
the spring force of the modulator assembly until the
end spool just closes the line port. If excess pressure
has built up in the regulating port the valve will
continue to move till the second spool just opens to
the exhaust port. In other words, the valve tends to
regulate between the line and exhaust ports.
Even though the modulator spring force may be con-
stant, thereby causing the modulator valve to regu-
late at a fixed pressure, the pressure requirements