Part 3

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

61. Remove the intermediate and halfshaft assembly.

62. NOTICE: The sharp edges on the stub shaft splines can slice or puncture the oil seal. Use care when removing the stub shaft from the transmission or damage to the component may occur.

Using the Slide Hammer and Halfshaft Remover, remove the halfshaft from the transmission.






63. Remove and discard the circlip from the stub shaft.





64. Remove the 2 RH halfshaft support bracket studs.





65. Remove the 4 bolts and the RH halfshaft support bracket.





66. Remove the 2 secondary latches from the transmission fluid cooler tubes at the transmission fluid cooler thermal bypass valve.





67. Using the Transmission Cooler Line Disconnect Tool, disconnect the transmission fluid cooler tubes from the transmission fluid cooler thermal bypass valve.





68. Remove the 2 fasteners and the inspection cover.





69. Remove and discard the 3 torque converter bolts.





70. Remove the 4 oil pan-to-transaxle bolts.





AWD (All-Wheel Drive) vehicles

71. Disconnect the RH Catalyst Monitor Sensor (CMS) electrical connector.





72. Remove the 4 nuts and the RH catalytic converter.
- Discard the nuts and gasket.






73. Remove the 5 bolts and the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) support bracket.





74. Remove the 5 bolts and the PTU (Power Transfer Unit).





All vehicles

75. NOTE: Position a block of wood under the transaxle.
Install the Powertrain Lift and Adjustable Grip Arms.






76. Remove the transaxle support insulator through bolt and nut.





77. Remove the bolt, 3 nuts and the transaxle support insulator bracket.





78. Remove the nut, bolt and engine mount brace.





79. Remove the 4 engine mount nuts.





80. Remove the 3 bolts and the engine mount.





81. Lower the engine and transaxle assembly from the vehicle.

82. Remove the starter motor solenoid cover.





83. Remove the 2 nuts and the starter motor wiring terminals.





84. Disconnect the wiring harness retainer from the starter motor stud bolt.





85. Remove the bolt, stud bolt and the starter.





86. Install the Engine Lift Eye on the LH cylinder head.





87. Disconnect the transaxle control electrical connector.





88. Detach the transaxle control wire harness retainer from the transaxle stud bolt.





89. Using the Floor Crane and Spreader Bar, remove the engine and transaxle from the lift table.





90. Remove the 2 engine-to-transaxle bolts.





91. Remove the 5 transaxle-to-engine bolts.
- Separate the transaxle from the engine.