Wow! What's that, you say?! LOL! The A540H is out of a Toyota vehicle. It's the AWD version of the A540E transmission that's in most early 90s Camry and mid to late 90s Camry and Rav4. Mostly the Rav4s, though, for the U.S. I haven't seen an all wheel drive Camry in the States as of yet. It would be cool to see one, though. Any way, My transmission has been acting a bit confused between 3rd and 4rth gear and it's time to rip it apart and see what it needs so that I can repair it. My goal, though, is to install performance parts into it, like a revalved/finned torque converter, performance valve body and any internals that would stand up to some abuse. There are places here in the United State that will take your components and rebuild them as a race spec unit, but I want to do it my self. Just curious to know if Europe has any thing like that. I would assume you guys would, but it being a Japanese vehicle and all... Any way, I tried to ask my wifes male family members, in Spain, about the same thing that I've asked here, but none of them are mechanically inclined and look like deer in the midst of head light beams when I talk to them. LOL! The name of some sites or addresses would be appreciated as I'm trying to get this done before I end up walking. I have another ride, but it too is under a tarp in my garage and in need of an engine swap. Not that the one it has doesn't work, it's that it's my baby and until I get the RB26DET that I want for it, she won't see the light of day. LOL! Thanks for putting up with me and my request! LOL!

Hi dude. I'm from spain and I look like you said. I knwo the engine you are talking about but I don't know the camry itself (its not being sold here). Import cars are very popular here but the youth divide into let's say 60% german cars and 30% japanese leaving 10% to the rest. If we here in spain want to do something to our cars we usually contact a tuning shop and order parts directly from japan. Dont ask the germans. Those poor guys are additionally limited by law (especially on import cars) so modification is illegal or a bunch of money is needed to get it legal. we in spain are not so limited by law or lets say: we have more room with import parts ;) lol
Good luck buddy. sorry I cant help

You talk about a RB26DET? Dude you got a Nissan hidden somewhere in your garage. just share the model with us lol. Is it top secret now? Could be a 300ZX? Could be a skyline?
Tell us more? Sorry I cant help with the camry :(

I didn't specify that I have the 1997 Rav4 with the transmission issues, sorry. I've found some stuff on line about parts and stuff, so now that I can modify the valve body to gain a moderate amount of clamp force to the internal clutches, it won't be  too much of an issue. The torgue converter will also be opened and refinned to change the shift characteristics and make the transmission feel a lot more sporty. I've learned that the smoothe feel that a stock valve body gives is murder on the clutches, so, once I've purchased all the needed parts I'll let you see the results. I'm going to post some pics of the work and make it like a documentary, of sorts, so that all can benefit from my findings. Less friction and more clamp = more get up and go! LOL! 
Any way, the RB26DETT I mentioned is for a S12 that I have sitting in my garage. I've yet to start the project. I also have yet to find a good RB. The ones I've looked at over the past 2 months were in such poor shape that it wasn't worth the effort. I'll find one soon. I'll also post pics and vids of that as well, once I get that started. I know that Spain is beautiful this time of year. My wife is from Galicia, a town North of Vigo. Any way, I got married there back in 2000. her family is the best. I love them all. I know what you mean about the Euro car scene there. My wifes family were not too loving of imports either. I told them about my cars and all they did was smile. It's cool, though. I like the Citroen models and also the Renaults. They are way nicer looking than what was shipped for sale to the U.S. and a lot better made. It is what it is, I guess. LOL! Thanks for responding. I had hoped to find some stuff around your way, but seeing how it is for imports there, it's ok. I'll keep coming back to let you know what's up with the A540H rebuild. You never know, some one might benefit from it and beat a BMW in a race... LOL! It could happen! LOL!

Well, I had to break down the folds of my wallet and purchase the Toyota repair manual from a company that publishes the books for Toyota. I got a good deal on it and also purchased the electrical schematic book as well. For a $150.00 U.S. Dollars and two books, it's not a bad deal. Considering that it would only cost me $15.00 less for just the repair manual through some other publisher.
The only reason I broke down to get the books is that I was running into information snags concerning the internal components of the transmission and what I actually needed. I plan to completely replace all the components, but with out knowing exactly what's in there it gets iffy. The Toyota cars that have my similar transmission come in three vehicles and are classified as such. The A540H for the awd/4X4, the A540E for the front drive only, and the A540I for the V6 platform. The A540I Also has an all wheel drive classification with the same internals as the A540H, but the amount of steels and sprags are a mistery to me. Hense, the purchase of the book for my Rav4. The kits that were available to me on the sites i visited had most of the components that would come in either of the transmissions that I mentioned, but I would have to order all that the kit was missing, depending o which trans I had, to compensate for the missing parts. There was a Master kit and a Deluxe kit. Neither of which was a complete kit. I would still have to purchase the missing sprags and steels for the kit apart. Then comes the issue of the  shift solenoids, the valve body sleeves and seals and the Torque converter revamp. I am learning as I go and it may not be as intense as I'm explaining, but as I am learning, I'll have to wait and see once I tear this trans of mine down. Performance is my objective, if only to improve acceleration. It may not beat an Evo or a WRX STi, but it will be more powerfull than other Rav4s. Plus, once I'm ready to install the turbo system, the transmission will be ready to handle the hardware upgrade. LOL! That is the inevitable goal.

Sounds good. Don't give up dude. You will face enough problems when building that car. So ran I into when taking my cars to build. ONly patience and sweat will help you (and the patience of your wife lol) get your things done. I think 150$ for the genuine repair manuals is a very good deal. If I'm right I paid about 100€ for a Honda repair manual (printed version) and finding it some months later as a free download on the web. Damn. But I would always go with the original repair manuals of the manufacturers.
We are building cars and should see all the details so safety is also an important point. Not that other publishers don't cover it but I like to be on the safe site hahaha