Removal

Transmission - Gasoline Engines

Special Tool(s):

Removal

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Disconnect the battery.
3. Remove the fluid level indicator.
4. Remove the driveshaft.






5. If transmission disassembly is required, drain the transmission fluid. Remove the drain plug and allow the fluid to drain.






6. Install the drain plug.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
7. Install a suitable high-lift transmission jack.






8. If equipped, remove the 2 wire harness retainers from the rear crossmember and position the wire harness aside.






9. If equipped, disconnect the transmission-mounted parking brake linkage.
1. Disconnect the return spring from the pin.
2 Remove the hair pin retaining clip from 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 from the cable housing.






10. Disconnect the transmission fluid cooler tubes from the clips.

Early build vehicles






11. Remove the retainers from the transmission the fluid cooler tubes at the remote filter.






12. Use the special tool to disconnect the transmission cooler tubes.

All vehicles






13. Remove the selector lever cable.
1. If equipped, remove the transmission fluid filter bracket nut.
2. If equipped, remove the transmission fluid filter bracket bolt, position the bracket aside.
3. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the manual lever.
4. Disconnect the wire harness from the selector lever cable bracket.
5. Remove the bolts and position the selector lever cable and bracket aside.






14. Remove the heat shield screws from the crossmember.






15. Remove the center heat shield screws.






16. Remove the center heat shield screw.






17. Remove the forward RH heat shield screw.






18. Remove the forward RH heat shield screws from the frame.






19. Loosen the bolt and disconnect the solenoid body electrical connector.






20. Disconnect and position the wire harness aside.






21. Disconnect the output shaft speed (OSS) sensor electrical connector.






22. Disconnect the turbine shaft speed (TSS) and intermediate shaft combination speed sensor electrical connector.






23. Disconnect the wire harness from the side of the transmission.






24. Remove the cylinder block opening cover in order to gain access to the torque converter nuts.






25. Use the special tool to rotate the crankshaft in order to gain access to the flexplate nuts.






26. Remove and discard the 6 torque nuts.
27. Remove the starter motor.






28. Remove the screws and torque converter cover.






29. Remove the LH crossmember nuts.






30. Remove the LH crossmember bracket.






31. Remove the RH crossmember nuts.






32. Remove the RH crossmember bracket.






33. Remove the rear transmission mount nuts and remove the crossmember.






34. Remove the rear transmission mount from the extension housing.






35. Disconnect the wire harness from the bracket.






36. Remove the 9 transmission-to-engine mounting bolts and position the wire harness bracket aside.






37. Slide the transmission back enough to install the special tool.






38. If equipped, 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.






39. Disconnect the transmission fluid cooler tubes and filter housing, if equipped, from the case.

40. If overhauling the transmission or installing a new transmission, carry out the transmission fluid cooler backflushing and cleaning. For additional information, refer to Transmission Fluid Cooler Backflushing and Cleaning.