Full soft-parts overhaul set of frictions, steels, gaskets and seals for rebuilding the Toyota A140E four-speed in Camry, Celica and Solara.
A four-cylinder Camry, Celica or Solara with the A140E automatic that chatters on takeoff, takes its time finding Reverse on a cold morning or slips into third has usually worn through its clutch packs and seals. This master rebuild kit gives you the soft parts for a full A140E overhaul: friction plates, steel plates, the complete gasket set including the valve body separator gaskets, and the lip seal, O-ring and sealing ring package. It is sold as an A140 / A140E replacement set and ships from the USA.
The A140E is Toyota's front-drive four-speed with electronically controlled shifting. Two shift solenoids on the valve body, switched by the ECT computer, select the gears, and each gear is held by a clutch or brake pack that oil pressure clamps together. Toyota designed it as a four-speed from the start for the Camry, and the A540E behind the V6 is a heavier-duty relative. On this unit the overdrive section sits at the far end of the case from the pump, so a small leak in a seal or worn sealing ring up front starves the overdrive clutches downstream. A master kit lets you renew every friction and every seal in one teardown instead of chasing one leak at a time.
Those first four symptoms are the ones an Import Service overhaul article tied to worn bushings in early A140 units. Those wobbling shafts then wear the seals and sealing rings, which is why a bushing problem ends up as a clutch problem.
Rule out the electronics first. Shift solenoids on the A140E can fail intermittently, so a unit that shifts fine at light throttle but slips hard under load may have a solenoid that is not cycling cleanly. Our guide to testing a shift solenoid with a multimeter covers the resistance check. If the solenoids test good and the fluid is burnt, compare it against our ATF color and smell chart. Burnt fiber plates with debris in the pan mean the unit needs to come apart.
Listed fitment: 1984-1986 Toyota Camry 1.8L, 1983-1991 Camry 2.0L, 1992-2001 Camry 2.2L, 1994-1999 Celica 2.2L and 1999-2001 Camry Solara 2.2L. Toyota also built the hydraulically shifted A140L and the A141E for the same family, and clutch stacks are not identical across all of them, so read the code on your transaxle tag before ordering or send us your year and VIN. If your Camry has the V6, it uses the A540E; see the A540E master rebuild kit. More Toyota units are on our Aisin transmission page.
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It is listed for 1984-1986 Camry 1.8L, 1983-1991 Camry 2.0L and 1992-2001 Camry 2.2L, plus 1994-1999 Celica 2.2L and 1999-2001 Solara 2.2L. Confirm the transaxle tag reads A140E, or send us your year and VIN.
No. V6 Camrys use the A540E, a heavier version of this family with different internals. Use our A540E master rebuild kit for those.
No. The kit covers frictions, steels, gaskets and seals. Bushings, drums, the pump and the filter are separate; inspect them during teardown.
Yes. A140E shift solenoids can fail intermittently and cause slipping under heavier throttle. Test them before you commit to a teardown.
Worn pump or drum bushings, any drum with a grooved sealing ring surface, and the differential spider gear shaft roll pin, which an Import Service overhaul guide recommends renewing during an A140 rebuild.
