Shift Pointers

Subject:
Operation and design
features

Unit:
What’s the
World Coming
AF40-6 (AF4, AW81-340 LE,
TF80-SN, VW 09D/09G,
TR6/TB6/TF6, 6LZZ7153A)

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Y
ou may be familiar with a
Wayne Colonna, ATSG transmission called the JF506E,
Transmission Digest which in the North American
Technical Editor market can be found in the VW Jetta,
Golf and GTI; the Mazda 6 and MPV;
the Jaguar X Type; and the Land
Rover Freelander. It is manufactured
by Japanese Automatic Transmission
Co. (JATCO). In Europe the JF506E is
in vehicles such as the VW Golf and
Sharan, the Land Rover Freelander,
the Jaguar X Type and the Ford
Mondeo, to name a few. And the
company said something to this ef-
fect: “You build the car and we will
make this transmission fit it. The
transmission will be versatile enough
to accept programming of the com-
puter to meet various strategies de-
sired by the car manufacturer using
the transmission.”
A competitor of JATCO, Aisin
Seiki, has stepped in and has taken a
large percentage of the market with
its six-speed front-wheel-drive trans-
mission, particularly in Europe
(rumor has it that Aisin may buy out
or has bought out JATCO – seems
like a trend these days). Anyway, this
six-speed transmission comes in dif-
ferent sizes and configurations, as it
is being used in a vast variety of car
models. It has taken the meaning of
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Figure 1

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Figure 2
Figure 4
“You build the car and we will
make this transmission fit it” to a
whole new level.
Here is what I mean: In the
European market the Aisin Seiki
six-speed is being used in GM,
Volvo, Ford, Mazda, Jaguar, Opel,
Saab, Citroen, Fiat, Lancia,
Peugeot, Nissan, Renault, Audi
and VW. As a result, this trans-
mission can go by any of these
names: AF40-6, AF4, AW81-340
LE, TF80-SN, VW 09D, VW 09G,
TR6, TB6, TF6 or 6LZZ7153A. No
wonder we have technicians call-
ing our hotline not knowing the
name of the transmission they are
working on! For the U.S. market
this transmission is used in late-
model vehicles such as the Audi
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Figure 3
Figure 5
A3, A4 and TT; VW Golf, GTI,
Jetta, New Beetle and Passat;
Mazda 6S; Ford Five Hundred and
Fusion; Lincoln Zephyr; and
Mercury Milan and Montego. It is
called the 09G, AWTF60SN or
AF21-B.
Figure 1 shows the unit found
in Audi and VW. Notice that it has
a bottom pan. Figure 2 shows the
version used in Ford, Mercury and
Lincoln vehicles. Notice that it has
a side pan. Figure 3 shows the
Audi/VW valve body removed
from the case, and Figure 4 shows
the Ford unit with the pan re-
moved. This is an example of
“You build the car and we will
make this transmission fit it.”
Besides having the valve body on
the bottom as opposed to the side,
the Audi/VW unit does not use a
band (B1) while Ford does, yet the
geartrain design of the C1, C2, C3
and B2 including the pump is simi-
lar and functions the same (see fig-
ures 5 through 8).
On top of these transaxles you
will find what looks like a trans-
mission-range sensor (see Figure
9), and in one sense it is – but not
in its entirety. This is also the
transmission control module. Built
inside the TCM is the transmis-
sion-range sensor.
Some models may have what
appears to be an unused pigtail
connector attached to it as shown
in Figure 10. This is for connection
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Figure 6
Figure 8
Figure 10
of a dedicated factory scan tool.
Communication to the TCM will
otherwise be accessed through the
network from the typical diagnos-
tic link. The main connector on the
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Figure 7
Figure 9
Figure 11
TCM is known as connector A, to
which a vehicle harness is connect-
ed. Contained in this connector are
wires for the controller-area net-
work (CAN), power, ground, tip-
up and tip-down signals, and park-
lock signal.
When the TCM is removed from
the transmission you will see that
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Figure 12

TCM & GSW

Connector A Connector B

10 9 4 3 2 1
16 15 14 13 12 11
11 10 9 8 7 5
8 7 6 5 4 3
18 17 16 14 13 12
2 1
22 21 20 19

1. Battery + 9. Ground 1. SLT - 12. NIN +

2. 10. 2. SS2 13. NIN -
3. Tip Up 11. Ignition + 3. SLT + 14. SLC3 +
4. Tip Down 12. 4. SLU - 15.
5. STLK 13. 5. SSI 16. SLB1 -
6. CAN L1 14. CAN L2 6. 17. SLC2 +
7. CAN H1 15. 7. TFT - 18. SLC2 -
8. CAN H2 16. STLK H 8. TFT + 19. SP +
Typical terminal functions – these will 9. SLU + 20. SP -
vary depending upon vehicle model 10. SLC1 - 21. SLB1 +
11. SLC1 + 22. SLC3 –

1 2 3 4
5 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22

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Figure 13

Resistance Check Chart

Connector B Terminals Resistance Value

Component Name
Pos. Neg. in ohms
Shift solenoid 1 5 Case ground 11.0-15.0
Shift solenoid 2 2 Case ground 11.0-15.0
SLU solenoid 9 4 5.0-5.6
4 3 2 1
SLT solenoid 3 1 5.0-5.6
11 10 9 8 7 5 SLB1 solenoid 21 16 5.0-5.6
18 17 16 14 13 12 SLC1 solenoid 11 10 5.0-5.6
SLC2 solenoid 17 18 5.0-5.6
22 21 20 19
SLC3 solenoid 14 22 5.0-5.6
SP speed sensor* 19 20 1.0-10.0 M
NIN speed sensor* 12 13 1.0-10.0 M
10° C – 5.62-7.31 K
TFT sensor 8 7 25° C – 3.5 K 110°
C – 0.22-0.027 K
Both the SP and NIN speed sensors are two-wire Hall-effect
sensors, so they are not checked in the same fashion as an
AC-voltage generator.

it plugs into a round 22-pin con-
nector called connector B. I have
provided a chart in Figure 12 that
identifies these connectors along
with their individual pin assign-
ments. It is through connector B
that solenoid resistance checks can
be made (see the chart in Figure
13) and the TCM controls the sole-
noids. So if the vehicle produces
one or more solenoid-circuit-error
codes, either the solenoid(s) or in-
ternal wiring harness has failed or
the TCM is defective. If a code is
produced for a malfunctioning
gear-select switch, the TCM will
need to be replaced to correct this
condition.
When you place the TCM back
onto the transmission, it is impera-
tive that the TCM/gear-select
switch align properly in the neu-
tral position. An identification
mark on the manual-arm shaft
must line up with an arrow on the
TCM casing when the shaft is in
the neutral position (see Figure 14).
There is still more to talk about
with this widely used and varied-
design transmission, and we will
do so in future articles. So what’s
the world coming to? It appears to
be company mergers and buyouts
and transmission designs that re-
quire less rebuilding and more unit
replacement parts. By the way, did
I hear correctly on the news that
GM and Ford had talks about
merging? TD

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