Part 2

Engine










WARNING: Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.

All vehicles

31. Disconnect the fuel supply tube from the fuel rail.





32. Detach the engine wiring harness retainer.





33. Detach the wire harness retainer from the RH valve cover stud bolt.





34. Remove the bolt and the ground cable from the engine.





35. Disconnect the hose from the power steering reservoir.





36. NOTE: Use a steering wheel holding device (such as Hunter(R) 28-75-1 or equivalent).
Using a suitable holding device, hold the steering wheel in the straight-ahead position.






37. NOTE: Apply the brake to keep the halfshafts from rotating.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.

Remove the RH and LH halfshaft nuts.
- Do not discard at this time.






38. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Using the Front Wheel Hub Remover, separate the RH and LH halfshaft from the wheel hubs.






39. Remove the 2 lower scrivets from the rubber shield and position the shield aside.





40. Remove the bolt from the RH brake hose bracket.





41. NOTICE: Do not allow the intermediate shaft to rotate while it is disconnected from the gear or damage to the clockspring may occur. If there is evidence that the intermediate shaft has rotated, the clockspring must be removed and recentered. For additional information, refer to Restraints and Safety Systems &/or Air Bag Systems.

NOTE: Index-mark the steering column shaft position to the steering gear for reference during installation.

Remove the bolt and disconnect the steering column shaft from the steering gear.
- Discard the bolt.






42. Remove the 4 Y-pipe-to-catalytic converter nuts.
- Discard the nuts.






43. Remove the 2 Y-pipe flange nuts.
- Detach the exhaust hanger and remove the Y-pipe.

- Discard the gaskets and nuts.






All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles

44. NOTE: Index-mark the driveshaft for installation.
Remove and discard the 4 bolts and support the driveshaft with a length of mechanic's wire.






All vehicles

45. Remove the drain plug and drain the engine oil.
- Install the drain plug and tighten to 27 Nm (20 lb-ft).






46. Remove and discard the engine oil filter.





47. Remove the Power Steering Pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-steering gear bolt.





48. Remove the bolt, rotate the clamp plate clockwise and disconnect the PSP (Power Steering Pressure) tube from the steering gear.
- Discard the O-ring seal.






49. Remove the engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt and loosen the engine roll restrictor-to-transaxle bracket through bolt.





50. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the upper stabilizer link nuts.






51. NOTE: The hex-holding feature can be used to prevent turning of the stud while removing the nut.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.

Remove and discard the tie-rod end nuts.
- Separate the tie-rod ends from the wheel knuckles.






52. NOTICE: Suspension fasteners are critical parts because they affect performance of vital components and systems and their failure may result in major service expense. New parts must be installed with the same part number or equivalent part, if replacement is necessary. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or substitute design. Torque values must be used as specified during reassembly to make sure of correct retention of these parts.

NOTICE: Use care when releasing the lower arm and knuckle into the resting position or damage to the ball joint seal or Constant Velocity (CV) boot may occur.

NOTE: Use the hex-holding feature to prevent the stud from turning while removing the nut.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.

Remove and discard the lower ball joint-to-wheel knuckle nuts.
- Separate the lower ball joints from the wheel knuckles.






53. Using a wax pencil, mark the relationship of the front subframe to the underbody at the mounting locations.

54. Position the Powertrain Lift under the subframe assembly.





55. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the subframe bracket-to-body bolts.






56. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the rear subframe bolts and the subframe brackets.






57. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the front subframe bolts.






58. Lower the subframe assembly from the vehicle.

59. Pull the RH wheel knuckle outward and rotate it toward the rear of the vehicle.
- Secure the RH wheel knuckle assembly.






60. Remove the 2 intermediate shaft bracket nuts.