Manual Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.

2. Install engine support fixture tool No. J-28467 or equivalent, then raise engine enough to take pressure off motor mounts.

3. Remove left sound insulator.

4. Remove clutch master cylinder push rod from clutch pedal.

5. Remove wire harness at mount bracket.

6. Remove clutch slave cylinder from transaxle support bracket and position aside.

7. Remove transaxle mount and mount bracket attaching bolts.

8. Remove shift cables and retaining clamp at transaxle.

9. Remove ground cable at transaxle attaching bolts, then disconnect shift indicator electrical connector.

10. Raise and support vehicle, then drain transaxle fluid.

11. Remove left front wheel and inner splash shield.

12. Remove transaxle front strut and front strut bracket.

13. Remove clutch housing cover attaching bolts, then the speedometer sensor at transaxle.

14. Remove stabilizer shaft at left suspension support and control arm.

15. Remove left suspension support attaching bolts and swing aside.

16. Remove drive axles and left shaft at transaxle.

17. Position suitable jack under transaxle, then remove transaxle to engine attaching bolts.

18. Slide transaxle towards drivers side,away from engine, then lower transaxle from vehicle while guiding right drive axle out of transaxle.

19. Reverse procedure to install. When installing transaxle, carefully guide righthand drive axle shaft into transaxle bore as transaxle is being raised. The righthand drive axle shaft cannot be installed once the transaxle has been connected to the engine.