Automatic Transaxle Removal and Installation
REMOVALWARNING: Make sure lifts are placed properly, and hoist brackets are attached to correct position.
CAUTION: Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces.
1. Check and record the rear camber.
2. Disconnect the battery negative (-) first, and positive (+) cable from the battery.
3. Drain Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF). Reinstall the drain plug with a new washer.
NOTE: Removing the ATF dipstick (yellow loop) will allow the ATF to drain more rapidly.
4. Remove the strut bar.
5. Remove the air cleaner housing.
6. Remove the connectors from the control box, and remove the control box.
CAUTION: Do not remove the vacuum tubes from the control box.
7. Remove the wire harness holder, disconnect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS) wire connectors, solenoid valve wire connectors, starter motor cables and transmission ground cable.
8. Remove the ATF cooler as it is connected by the hoses.
CAUTION: Do not remove the hoses from the ATF cooler.
9. Remove the starter motor mounting bolts, then remove the starter motor.
10. Remove the transmission housing bolts and the transmission mounting bolts.
11. Remove the parking brake cable holders from the rear beam rod.
12. Remove the rear beam rod.
13. Remove the front exhaust pipe A.
14. Remove the parking brake cable holder and the wheel sensor wire clamp.
15. Make a reference mark on the flange of the adjusting bolt, adjusting cam and lower control arm.
16. Separate the toe control arm from the side beam.
17. Remove the damper fork bolt.
18. Separate the lower control arm from the side beam.
19. Remove the right driveshaft from the intermediate shaft.
20. Remove the intermediate shaft heat shield cover and the intermediate shaft mounting bolts.
21. Pry the intermediate shaft out of the differential. Pull and remove it.
NOTE:
- Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil.
- Tie a plastic bag over the intermediate shaft end.
22. Remove the parking brake cable holder and the wheel sensor wire clamp.
23. Make a reference mark on the flange of the adjusting bolt, adjusting cam and lower control arm.
24. Separate the toe control arm from the side beam.
25. Remove the damper fork bolt.
26. Separate the lower control arm from the side beam.
27. Pry the left driveshaft out of the differential. Pull and remove it.
NOTE:
- Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil.
- Tie a plastic bag over the driveshaft end.
28. Remove the one upper arm mounting bolt shown.
29. Remove the shift cable cover and shift cable holder.
30. Remove the shift cable from the control lever.
31. Remove the torque converter cover, then remove the drive plate bolts.
32. Attach a chain hoist to the transmission hangers.
33. Place a jack under the transmission, and raise the transmission just enough to take weight off of the mounts.
34. Remove the front engine mounting bolts on the transmission side, and retighten the bolt on the engine side.
CAUTION: Loosen the front engine mounting bolt on the engine side, but do not remove it. After removing the two bolts on the transmission side, be sure to retighten the bolt on the engine side.
35. Remove the rear transmission mounting bolts.
36. Remove the transmission housing mounting bolts..
37. Pull the transmission away from the engine until it clears the dowel pins, then lower it on the transmission jack.
INSTALLATION
1. Place the transmission on a transmission jack, and raise it to engine level.
2. Check that the 14 mm and 10 mm dowel pins are installed in the torque converter housing.
3. Install the three transmission housing mounting bolts.
4. Install the three rear transmission mounting bolts.
5. Loosen the front engine mounting bolt, and install the two front engine mounting bolts to transmission side. Tighten the three bolts to the specified torque.
6. Remove the transmission jack.
7. Attach the torque converter to the drive plate with eight bolts to 12 Nm (1.2 kg/m; 8.7 ft. lbs.). Rotate the crankshaft as necessary to tighten bolts to 1/2 of the specified torque, then final torque in a crisscross pattern. Check for free rotation after tightening the last bolt.
8. Install the torque converter cover.
9. Install the shift cable, shift cable holder, and shift cable cover.
10. Install the upper control arm mounting bolt.
11. Install a new set ring on the end of the left driveshaft and intermediate shaft. Apply a light film of grease around the set ring grooves, then center the new set ring on the shafts. The grease keeps the set ring centered, making shaft installation easier.
12. Install the left driveshaft.
13. Install the lower control arm to the side beam.
CAUTION: Line up the reference marks on the adjusting bolt, adjusting cam, and lower control arm.
14. Install the damper fork bolt.
15. Install the toe control arm to the side beam.
CAUTION: Make sure that the reference marks on the toe control arm are aligned.
16. Install the wheel sensor wire clamp and parking brake cable holder.
17. Install the intermediate shaft, and tighten the intermediate shaft mounting bolts to the intermediate shaft support base.
18. Install the intermediate shaft heat shield cover.
19. Install the right driveshaft on the intermediate shaft.
20. Install the lower control arm to the side beam.
CAUTION: Line up the reference marks on the adjusting bolt, adjusting cam, and lower control arm.
21. Install the damper fork bolt.
22. Install the toe control arm to the side beam.
CAUTION: Make sure that the reference marks on the toe control arm are aligned.
23. Install the wheel sensor wire clamp and parking brake cable holder.
24. Install the front exhaust pipe A.
25. Install the rear beam rod.
26. Install the parking brake cable.
27. Install the three transmission mounting bolts and the two transmission housing mounting bolts.
28. Install the starter motor, and tighten the starter motor mounting bolts.
29. Install the ATF cooler.
30. Connect the transmission ground cable, starter motor cable, solenoid valve wire connectors, and Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) wire connectors.
31. Install the control box, and connect the control box connectors.
32. Install the air cleaner housing.
33. Install the strut bar.
TORQUE: 38 Nm (3.9 kgf-m, 28 ft. lbs.)
34. Refill the transmission with ATF.
35. Connect the positive (+) and negative H cables to the battery.
36. Inspect the rear camber.
37. Start the engine. Set the parking brake, and shift the transmission through all gears three times. Check for proper shift cable adjustment.
38. Check the ignition timing.
39. Let the engine reach normal operating temperature (the cooling fan comes on) with the transmission in [N] or [P] position, then turn it off and check the fluid level.
40. Road test.