Installation - Transmission

Transmission - Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)





1. Apply a thin coat of grease on the input shaft splines.

2. WARNING: Secure the assembly to the jack. Avoid any obstructions while lowering and raising the jack. Contact with obstructions may cause the assembly to fall off the jack, which may result in serious personal injury.

Raise and position the transmission to the engine.

3. NOTE: Before securing the transmission to the engine, connect the hydraulic tube to the clutch slave cylinder.

Connect the clutch hydraulic tube.

4. Install the 9 transmission-to-engine bolts.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).





5. Install the starter motor and the 3 starter motor bolts.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

6. Connect the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) electrical connector and the reverse lamp switch electrical connector. Clip the wiring harness to the transmission.

7. For vehicles equipped with the 4.0L engine, install the catalytic converter Y-pipe. For additional information, refer to Exhaust System &/or Catalytic Converter.

8. Install the transmission mount and the 2 transmission mount bolts.
- Tighten to 98 Nm (72 lb-ft).





9. Install the Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) bracket and nut to the extension housing.
- Tighten to 39 Nm (29 lb-ft).

10. Install the crossmember and the 2 transmission mount nuts. Do not tighten the nuts at this time.

11. Install the 6 crossmember bolts.
- Tighten the transmission mount nuts to 98 Nm (72 lb-ft).

- Tighten the crossmember bolts to 101 Nm (74 lb-ft).





12. Remove the transmission jack.

13. Connect the wire harness to the crossmember.

14. Align the index marks made during removal and install the driveshaft. For additional information, refer to Drive/Propeller Shafts, Bearings and Joints.

15. Install the upper gearshift lever and gearshift lever boot as an assembly.

16. Fill the transmission with the specified fluid and quantity of fluid. For additional information, refer to Specifications.