Removal

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Shift transmission into Neutral.
3. Remove floor console.
4. Remove screws attaching shift boot to floorpan. Then slide boot upward on lever extension.
5. Remove shift lever extension from the shift tower and lever assembly.
6. Raise and support vehicle.
7. Mark propeller shaft and axle companion flange for alignment reference. Use paint, scriber, or chalk to mark flange.
8. Remove propeller shaft.
9. Disconnect and remove exhaust system Y-pipe.
10. Disconnect wires at backup light switch.
11. Support engine with adjustable safety stand and wood block.
12. If transmission is to be disassembled for repair, remove drain plug and drain lubricant from transmission.
13. Remove bolts/nuts attaching transmission to rear mount.
14. Support transmission with a transmission jack. Secure transmission to jack with safety chains.
15. Remove rear crossmember.
16. Remove bolts attaching clutch slave cylinder to clutch housing. Then move cylinder aside for working clearance.
17. Remove starter.
18. Remove transmission dust shield.
19. Remove transmission harness wires from clips on transmission shift cover.
20. Lower transmission slightly.
21. Remove the bolts attaching the shift tower and lever assembly to the transmission housing. Then remove the shift tower and lever assembly.
22. Remove bolts attaching transmission to engine.
23. Slide transmission and jack rearward until input shaft clears clutch disc.
24. Lower transmission jack and remove transmission from under vehicle.