Transmission Removal and Installation
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLYRemoval and Installation from Vehicle
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Remove tower bar with power tool.
3. Remove front cross bar with power tool.
4. Remove catalytic converter stay mounting nuts and bolts, and then remove catalytic converter bracket.
5. Remove nut connecting catalytic converter to exhaust manifold, and then remove catalytic converter and exhaust front tube as one unit.
6. Remove propeller shaft.
CAUTION: Do not impact or damage propeller shaft tube.
7. Remove control rod mounting bolts and then separate shift lever assembly from the control rod assembly.
8. Use a screwdriver wrapped in tape to remove claw and then separate console finisher from the center console.
9. Remove hole cover mounting bolts and then separate hole cover from the floor panel.
10. separate control lever boot from the guide plate.
11. Remove guide plate mounting bolts and then separate shift lever assembly from the shift lever housing assembly.
12. Remove clutch operating cylinder mounting bolts and then separate clutch operating cylinder from the transmission case.
13. Remove POS sensor.
CAUTION:
^ Do not subject it to impact by dropping or hitting.
^ Do not disassemble.
^ Do not allow metal filings, etc., to get on the sensor's front edge magnetic area.
^ Do not place in an area affected by magnetism.
14. Disconnect neutral switch and reverse switch.
15. Separate heated oxygen sensor 2 wire harness, POS sensor wire harness, back-up lamp switch wire harness, PNP switch wire harness from the transmission.
16. Remove starter motor.
17. Set jack to the transmission.
CAUTION: When setting jack, be careful not to contact with the switch.
18. Remove rear member.
19. Remove engine and transmission mounting bolts with power tool.
20. Remove transmission from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
To install, reverse the removal procedure, following the cautions below:
^ When installing transmission to the engine, install mounting bolts in accordance with the standards below.
CAUTION:
^ When installing, be careful to avoid interference between transmission main drive shaft and clutch cover.
^ Do not impact or damage propeller shaft tube.
^ Refer to "Shift Control" or control lever installation information.
^ After installation, check oil level, and oil leaks and loose mechanisms.