Extension Housing Gasket
Extension Housing GasketSpecial Tool(s):
Material:
Removal
All vehicles
1. Remove the driveshaft.
Vehicles equipped with a transmission-mounted parking brake
2. Disconnect the transmission-mounted parking brake linkage.
1 Disconnect the return spring from the pin.
2 Remove the hair pin retaining clip from the pin.
3 Remove the pin from the actuating lever and move the actuating cable away from the actuating lever.
4 Compress the spring on the actuating cable and remove the cable out of the cable housing.
3. Remove the transmission-mounted parking brake.
1 Remove the transmission-mounted parking retaining bolts.
2 Keeping the vent in an upward position, remove the transmission-mounted parking brake assembly.
3 Remove and discard the transmission-mounted parking brake gasket.
Vehicles equipped with a fixed flange
4. Remove the output shaft flange.
1 Remove and discard the output shaft flange bolt.
2 Remove the output shaft flange.
All vehicles
5. Remove the transmission rear crossmember support insulator nuts.
6. Install a suitable transmission jack.
7. Remove the transmission rear crossmember support insulator bolts.
8. Remove the rear transmission mount.
1 Raise the transmission upward, from the rear crossmember support.
2 Remove the rear transmission mount.
9. Disconnect the output shaft speed (OSS) sensor electrical connector.
Vehicles equipped with a fixed flange
10. Using the special tool, remove and discard the output shaft retaining nut.
11. Remove the bolts and the transmission extension housing.
Vehicles not equipped with a fixed flange
12. Remove the bolts and the transmission extension housing.
All vehicles
13. Remove and discard the extension housing gasket.
Installation
All vehicles
1. NOTE: Lightly lubricate the gasket with petroleum jelly to hold it in place during assembly.
Install the new extension housing gasket.
Vehicles not equipped with a fixed flange
2. Install the extension housing bolts.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.)
Vehicles equipped with a fixed flange
3. Install the extension housing bolts.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.)
4. Using the special tool, install a new output shaft retaining nut.
^ Tighten to 200 Nm (148 ft. lbs.)
5. Install the output shaft flange and a new bolt.
^ Tighten to 130 Nm (96 ft. lbs.)
All vehicles
6. Connect the output shaft speed (OSS) sensor electrical connector.
7. Install the rear transmission support insulator.
1 Install the rear transmission support insulator.
2 Lower the transmission onto the transmission support insulator.
8. Install the transmission insulator bolts and nuts.
^ Tighten to 94 Nm (69 ft. lbs.)
Vehicles equipped with a transmission-mounted parking brake
9. Install the transmission-mounted parking brake.
1 Install a new transmission-mounted parking brake gasket.
2 Keeping the vent in an upward position, install the transmission-mounted parking brake assembly.
3 Install the transmission-mounted parking retaining bolts.
^ Tighten to 63 Nm (46 ft. lbs.)
10. Connect the transmission-mounted parking brake linkage.
1 Compress the spring on the actuating cable and install the cable into the cable housing.
2 Install the actuating cable end onto the actuating lever and install the pin.
3 Install the hair pin retaining clip into the pin.
4 Connect the return spring to the pin.
11. Install the driveshaft.
12. Start the engine. Move the transmission range selector lever through all the gear ranges, checking for engagements.
13. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, engine running and the transmission at normal operating temperature 66 - 77°C (150 - 170°F), check and adjust the transmission fluid level and check for any leaks.
If fluid is needed, add fluid in increments of 0.24 L (0.5 pt) until the correct level is achieved (fluid should be in the hot range cross-hatched area of the fluid level indicator).