Transmission Removal and Installation

TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY





Removal and Installation from Vehicle

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Remove tower bar.
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. Using a screwdriver wrapped in tape to remove claw and then separate console boot 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 heat insulator and clutch operating cylinder from the transmission case.





13. Remove crankshaft position sensor (POS).

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 position switch and back-up lamp switch.
15. Separate heated oxygen sensor 2 wire harness, crankshaft position sensor (POS), wire harness, back-up lamp switch wire harness and PNP switch wire harness from the transmission.
16. Remove starter motor.
17. Remove rear cover plate.
18. Set transmission jack to the transmission.

CAUTION: When setting transmission jack, be careful not to contact with the switch.





19. Remove rear engine mounting member.
20. Remove engine and transmission mounting bolts with power tool.
21. Remove transmission from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION
Install in the revere order of removal procedure, following the cautions below:





^ When installing transmission to the engine, install mounting bolts in accordance with the standards below.





LHD Model

CAUTION:
^ When installing, be careful to avoid interference between transmission main drive shaft and clutch cover.
^ If flywheel is removed, align dowel pin with the smallest hole of flywheel.
^ Do not impact or damage propeller shaft tube.
^ After installation, check oil level, and oil leaks and loose mechanisms.