Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. REMOVE UPPER CONSOLE PANEL AND CONSOLE BOX





2. REMOVE SHIFT BOOT RETAINER
a. Disconnect the 2 wire harness clamps.
b. Remove the 4 bolts and shift boot retainer.
3. REMOVE SHIFT BOOT





4. REMOVE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER
Remove the 4 bolts, transmission shift lever and washer washer.
5. REMOVE ENGINE COVER NO. 1
6. REMOVE NO. 1 AND NO. 2 ENGINE UNDER COVERS
7. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT
8. DISCONNECT RADIATOR UPPER HOSE NO. 1 FROM ENGINE C.





9. REMOVE INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR
a. Disconnect the MAF meter connector.
b. Disconnect the engine wire harness clamp from the air cleaner case.
c. Loosen the 2 hose clamp bolts, remove the intake air connector from the throttle body.





10. REMOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD
a. Remove the case clamp.
b. Disconnect the heated oxygen sensor (bank 2 sensor 1) connector.
c. Remove the 8 nuts, exhaust manifold and 2 gaskets.
11. RAISE VEHICLE

NOTICE: Make sure that the vehicle is securely supported.

12. DRAIN TRANSMISSION OIL
13. REMOVE LH FRONT FLOOR CENTER COVER
14. REMOVE NO. 1 REAR FLOOR BOARD
15. REMOVE FRONT AND CENTER EXHAUST PIPES
16. REMOVE PROPELLER SHAFT





17. DISCONNECT CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER, CLUTCH LINE BRACKET AND EARTH WIRE
a. Remove the 2 bolts and disconnect the clutch release cylinder.
b. Remove the bolt and disconnect the clutch line bracket and earth wire.





18. DISCONNECT BACK-UP LIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR





19. DISCONNECT SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS
a. Disconnect the connector.
b. Disconnect the wire harness from the clamp.
20. REMOVE STARTER
a. Disconnect the connector.
b. Remove the nut and wire.
c. Remove the 2 bolts and starter.
21. JACK UP TRANSMISSION SLIGHTLY
Using a transmission jack, support the transmission.





22. REMOVE REAR ENGINE MOUNTING MEMBER
Remove the 4 bolts, 4 nuts and rear engine mounting member.





23. REMOVE ENGINE REAR MOUNTING
Remove the 4 bolts and engine rear mounting.





24. REMOVE TRANSMISSION
Remove the 8 bolts, wire harness clamp and transmission.

HINT: After separating the transmission from the engine, turn the transmission a little in the clockwise. At the condition that the transmission housing does not contact the body, lower the jack.

INSTALLATION





1. INSTALL TRANSMISSION
a. Raise the engine front side.
b. Align the input spline with a clutch disc and install the transmission to the engine.

HINT: Turn the transmission a little in the clockwise and jack up until just before the transmission housing touches the body.

c. Install the transmission and wire harness clamp with the 8 bolts.
Torque:
Bolt A (12 mm head bolt): 71.6 Nm (730 kgf-cm, 53 ft. lbs.)
Bolt B 110 mm head bolt): 37.3 Nm (380 kgf-cm, 28 ft. lbs.)





2. INSTALL ENGINE REAR MOUNTING
Install the engine rear mounting with 4 the bolts.
Torque: 25.5 Nm (260 kgf-cm, 19 ft. lbs.)





3. INSTALL REAR ENGINE MOUNTING MEMBER
Install the rear engine mounting member with the 4 bolts and 4 nuts.
Torque:
Bolt: 25 Nm (255 kgf-cm, 18 ft. lbs.)
Nut: 13.5 Nm (138 kgf-cm, 10 ft. lbs.)
4. INSTALL STARTER
a. Install the starter with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 37.3 Nm (380 kgf-cm, 28 ft. lbs.)
b. Install the wire with the nut.
Torque: 9.8 Nm (10 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.)
c. Connect the connector.





5. CONNECT SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS
a. Connect the wire harness to the clamp.
b. Connect the connector.





6. CONNECT BACK-UP LIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR





7. CONNECT CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER, CLUTCH LINE BRACKET AND EARTH WIRE
a. Connect the clutch line and earth wire with the bolt.
Torque:
Bolt A: 37.3 Nm (380 kgf-cm, 28 ft. lbs.)
b. Connect the clutch release cylinder with the 2 bolts.
Torque:
Bolt B: 11.7 Nm (119 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
8. INSTALL PROPELLER SHAFT
9. INSTALL FRONT AND CENTER EXHAUST PIPES





10. FILL WITH TRANSMISSION OIL
Torque:
Filler and Drain plug: 38 Nm (387 kgf-cm, 28 ft. lbs.)
Oil grade: API GL-4 or GL-5
Viscosity: SAE 75W-90
Capacity: 2.6 L (2.7 US qts, 2.3 Imp. qts)
11. INSTALL NO. 1 REAR FLOOR BOARD
12. INSTALL LH FRONT FLOOR CENTER COVER
13. LOWER VEHICLE





14. INSTALL EXHAUST MANIFOLD
a. Install 2 new gaskets to the cylinder head.
b. Install the exhaust manifold with the 8 nuts. Uniformly tighten the nuts in several passes.
Torque: 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.)
c. Connect the heated oxygen sensor (bank 2 sensor 1) connector.
d. Install the case clamp.





15. INSTALL INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR
a. Install the intake air resonator to the throttle body, tighten the 2 hose clamp bolts.
b. Connect the PCV hose to the No. 2 cylinder head cover.
c. Connect the engine wire harness clamp to the air cleaner case.
d. Connect the MAP meter connector.
16. CONNECT RADIATOR UPPER HOSE NO. 1 FROM ENGINE
17. FILL WITH ENGINE COOLANT
18. INSTALL ENGINE COVER NO. 1
Torque: 5.0 Nm (51 kgf-cm, 44 inch lbs.)
19. INSTALL NO. 1 AND NO. 2 ENGINE UNDER COVERS





20. INSTALL TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER
a. Install the washer.
b. Apply MP grease to the tip of shift lever.
c. Install the shift lever with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 8.0 Nm (82 kgf-cm, 71 inch lbs.)
21. INSTALL SHIFT BOOT





22. INSTALL SHIFT BOOT RETAINER
a. Install the shift boot retainer with the 4 bolts.
b. Connect the 2 wire harness clamps.
23. INSTALL UPPER CONSOLE PANEL AND CONSOLE BOX
24. DO ROAD TEST
Check for abnormal noises and smooth shifting.