Automatic Transaxle Removal and Installation
REMOVALWARNING:
- Make sure lifts, jacks and safety stands are placed properly, and hoist brackets are attached to the correct position on the engine.
- Apply parking brake and block rear wheels, so vehicle will not roll off stands and fall on you while working under it.
CAUTION: Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces.
1. Disconnect the battery negative (-) and positive cables from the battery.
2. Remove the intake air duct and air cleaner housing assembly.
3. Remove the starter motor cables and cable holder from the starter motor.
4. Remove the transmission ground cable from the transmission hanger.
5. Disconnect the lock-up control solenoid valve connector and the shift control solenoid valve connector, then remove the harness clamp on the lock-up control solenoid harness from the harness stay.
6. Disconnect the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS), mainshaft speed sensor and countershaft speed sensor connectors.
7. Remove the transmission housing mounting bolts.
8. Remove the drain plug, and drain the automatic transmission fluid (ATF). Reinstall the drain plug with a new sealing washer.
9. Remove the splash shield.
10. Remove the cotter pins and castle nuts, then separate the ball joints from the lower arm.
11. Remove the right damper fork bolt and damper pinch bolt, then separate right damper fork and damper.
12. Pry the right driveshaft out of the differential, and pry the left driveshaft out of the intermediate shaft.
13. Pull on the inboard joint, and remove the right and left driveshafts.
14. Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends.
NOTE: Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil.
15. Disconnect the primary heated oxygen sensor (1-102S) connector.
16. Remove the exhaust pipe A.
17. Remove the intermediate shaft.
18. Remove the shift cable cover, then remove the shift cable by removing the control lever.
CAUTION: Take care not to bend the shift cable while removing it.
19. Remove the right front mount/bracket, then remove the end of the throttle control cable from the throttle control drum.
20. Remove the ATF cooler hoses at the ATF cooler lines. Turn the ends of the cooler hoses up to prevent ATF from flowing out, then plug the ATF cooler lines.
NOTE: Check for any sign of leakage at the hose joints.
21. Remove the engine stiffener and torque converter cover.
22. Remove the eight drive plate bolts one at a time while rotating the crankshaft pulley.
23. Place a jack under the transmission, raise the transmission just enough to take weight off of the mounts, then remove the transmission mount.
24. Remove the transmission housing mounting bolts and rear engine mounting bolts.
25. Pull the transmission away from the engine until it clears the 14 mm dowel pins, then lower it on the transmission jack.
INSTALLATION
1. Flush the ATF cooler as described.
2. Install the starter motor on the transmission housing, then install the two 14 mm dowel pins in the torque converter housing. Install the torque converter assembly securely with a new O-ring on the mainshaft.
3. Place the transmission on a transmission jack, and raise it to the engine level.
4. Attach the transmission to the engine, then install the transmission housing mounting bolts and two rear engine mounting bolts with new washers.
5. Install the transmission mount.
6. Install the transmission housing mounting bolts.
7. Remove the transmission jack.
8. Attach the torque converter to the drive plate with eight bolts and torque as follows: Rotate the crankshaft as necessary to tighten the bolts to 1/2 of the specified torque, then to the final torque, in a crisscross pattern. After tightening the last bolts, check that the crankshaft rotates freely.
TORQUE: 12 Nm (1.2 kgf.m, 8.7 ft. lbs.)
9. Install the torque converter cover and engine stiffener.
10. Tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to specified torque.
11. Connect the ATF cooler hoses to the ATF cooler lines.
12. Connect the throttle control cable to the throttle control drum, and install the right front mount/bracket.
13. Install the control lever with a new lock washer to the control shaft, then install the shift cable cover.
CAUTION: Take care not to bend the shift cable.
14. Install new set rings on the end of the intermediate shaft and the driveshaft.
15. Install the intermediate shaft.
16. Install exhaust pipe A, and connect the primary heated oxygen sensor (H02S) connector.
17. Install the right and left driveshafts.
NOTE: Turn the right and left steering knuckle fully outward, and slide the right driveshaft into the differential until you feel its spring clip engage the side gear. Slide the left driveshaft into the intermediate shaft until you feel the spring clip of the intermediate shaft engage the driveshaft.
18. Install right damper fork, then install the right and left ball joints to each lower arm with the castle nuts and new cotter pins.
19. Install the splash shield.
20. Connect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS), mainshaft speed sensor, and countershaft speed sensor connectors.
21. Connect the lock-up control solenoid valve connector and shift control solenoid valve connector, then clamp the lock-up control solenoid harness with the harness bracket.
22. Connect the transmission ground cable.
23. Connect the starter cable to the starter motor, and install the cable holder.
NOTE: When installing the starter motor cable, make sure that the crimped side of the ring terminal is facing out.
24. Install the air cleaner housing assembly and intake air duct.
25. Refill the transmission with ATF.
26. Connect the battery positive (+) and negative cables to the battery.
27. Start the engine. Set the parking brake, and shift the transmission through all gears three times.
28. Check shift cable adjustment as described.
29. Check the front wheel alignment.
30. Let the engine reach operating temperature (the cooling fan comes on) with the transmission in [N] or [P] position, then turn it off and check the fluid level.
31. Road test as described.