Removal And Installation

REMOVAL







- Remove battery and bracket.
- Remove air duct.
- Disconnect A/T solenoid harness connector (RL4F03A & F03V) and inhibitor switch harness connector.




- Disconnect throttle wire at engine side.







- Drain A.T.F. from transaxle.




- Disconnect control cable from transaxle.
- Disconnect oil cooler hoses.




- Remove drive shafts.
- Remove front exhaust tube.
- Remove starter motor from transaxle.







- Remove front and rear gussets and engine rear plate (GA engine models).
- Remove rear plate cover (SR engine models).
Rotate crankshaft to gain access to securing bolts.

- Support engine by placing a jack under oil pan.
Do not place jack under oil pan drain plug.

- Support transaxle with a jack.
- Remove mountings from transaxle.
- Remove bolts fixing A/T to engine.
- Lower transaxle while supporting it with a jack.

INSTALLATION




- Drive plate runout

Maximum allowable runout:
GA engine models: 0.5 mm (0.020 in.)
SR engine models: 0.2 mm (0.008 in.)

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




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

Distance "A":
GA engine models: 21.1 mm (0.831 in.) or more
SR engine models: 15.9 mm (0.626 in.) or more







- Install torque converter to drive plate.
- After installing converter to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transaxle rotates freely without binding.

RL3F01A:

- Tighten bolts fixing transaxle

RL4F03A:

RL4F03V:

- Reinstall any part removed.
- Adjust control cable and throttle wire. Refer to ON-VEHICLE SERVICE.
- Check continuity of inhibitor switch. Refer to ON-VEHICLE SERVICE (RL3F01A) or ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (RL4F03A & F03V).
- Refill transaxle with A.T.F. and check fluid level.
- Move selector lever through all positions to be sure that transaxle operates correctly. With parking brake applied, idle engine. Move selector lever through "N" to "D" to "2", to "1" and "R". A slight shock should be felt through the hand gripping the selector each time the transaxle is shifted.
- Perform road test - Refer to "ROAD TEST".