Removal And Installation

Removal




- Disconnect A/T harness connector and clamps.




- Remove fluid charging pipe and oil cooler pipe at right side of A/T assembly. Plug up openings.
- Remove oil cooler pipe clamp at engine oil pan.
- Disconnect speed sensor harness connector.
- Remove control linkage from selector lever.
- Remove propeller shaft.
Insert plug into rear oil seal after removing propeller shaft. Be careful not to damage. spline, sleeve yoke and rear oil seal, when removing propeller shaft.




- Remove heat insulator from catalytic converter.
- Remove exhaust tube bracket and separate rear exhaust tube from converter.
- Remove starter motor.




- Remove gussets and end plate.







- Remove bolts securing torque converter to drive plate. Gain access to bolts by turning crankshaft.




- Support A/T assembly by placing a jack under oil pan.
- Remove rear mounting bracket from body.




- Lower A/T assembly as much as possible.
- Remove oil cooler pipe from left side of A/T assembly. Plug up openings.




- Remove bolts securing A/T assembly to engine.
- Remove and lower A/T assembly.
Be careful not to damage steering gear and tubes.

Installation




- Drive plate runout

Maximum allowable runout: 0.5 mm (0.020 in)

If this runout is out of allowance, replace drive plate with ring gear.




- When connecting torque converter to transmission, measure distance "A" to be certain that they are correctly assembled.

Distance "A": 26 mm (1.02 in) or more

- Install converter to drive plate.
- Reinstall any part removed.
- After converter is installed to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transmission rotates freely without binding.







- Tighten bolts securing transmission.
- Reinstall any part removed.




- Check fluid level in transmission.
- Move selector lever through all positions to be sure that transmission operates correctly.

With parking brake applied, rotate engine at idling. Move selector lever through "N" to "D", to "2", to "1" and to "R". A slight shock should be felt by hand gripping selector each time transmission is shifted.

- Perform road test. - Refer to "ROAD TESTING". Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview