Removal Procedure
REMOVE OR DISCONNECT1. Negative (-) battery cable.
2. Fluid level indicator from fluid filler tube.
3. Vacuum modulator hose at intake manifold.
4. Transmission position switch electrical connectors under intake manifold.
5. Console.
6. Four bolts from shift lever and position shift lever away from transmission assembly.
7. Raise and suitably support vehicle.
8. Front pipe/catalytic converter.
9. Vehicle speed sensor electrical connector.
10. Park/Neutral Position (PNP) switch.
11. TV cable from valve body .
12. Starter motor electrical connections from starter motor.
13. Two bolts and starter motor from transmission.
14. Two upper transmission retaining bolts from transmission.
15. Shift select cable from transmission.
16. Two bolts and shift select cable bracket from transmission.
17. Transmission fluid pan and gasket and drain transmission fluid.
18. Install transmission fluid pan and gasket onto transmission to support transmission assembly on hydraulic jack; secure with twelve bolts.
- Tighten transmission fluid pan bolts to 13 Nm (115 inch lbs.).
19. Support transmission with a suitable hydraulic jack.
20. Two bolts from rear transmission mount.
21. Four bolts and rear transmission crossmember from vehicle.
22. One bolt and fluid filler tube from transmission.
23. Speedometer cable from speedometer driven gear case.
24. Two clamps and fluid cooler hoses from fluid cooler pipes at transmission.
25. Flywheel inspection cover from converter housing.
26. Two bolts and flywheel inspection plug from converter housing.
27. Three flywheel-to-torque converter bolts.
28. Four bolts and front skid plate from vehicle (if equipped).
29. Two bolts, two nuts and exhaust pipe bracket from extension housing.
30. Place a wood block with the dimensions shown, between the distributor gear housing and the bulkhead to prevent the distributor and other components from being damaged when the transmission is lowered.
31. Lower transmission slowly until engine contacts its support point on the wood block.
32. Vent hose from vent tube at top of transmission.
33. Two lower transmission retaining nuts.
CAUTION: When removing transmission assembly, be sure to keep the transmission assembly horizontal as so not to let torque converter slide out. Tilting the transmission front forward can cause torque converter to fall out, whereby an injury may result.
34. Slowly lower transmission making sure no obstructions exist and remove transmission from vehicle.
Inspect
- For inspection and overhaul procedures, refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNIT REPAIR.