Intermediate Drive Shaft Installation

FRONT INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT

NOTICE: When inserting drive shaft into transaxle, be careful not to contact oil seal with shaft splices. The splines can damage the oil seal.





1. Install transaxle seal protector SA91112T (or equivalent).

IMPORTANT: Illustration shows left side drive axle. For intermediate drive shaft, seal protector usage is the same but for opposite side of transaxle.

2. Install intermediate drive shaft into transaxle.

3. After intermediate drive shaft splines have safely passed the transaxle oil seal, remove seal protector and fully seat intermediate drive shaft into transaxle.





4. Perform the following:
a. Start the two lower intermediate shaft support bracket-to-engine block fasteners.
b. Loosen fastener at intake manifold and align intermediate shaft support bracket-to-intake manifold bracket with mounting hole. Start fastener.
c. Secure intermediate shaft support bracket-to-intake manifold bracket fastener at intake manifold.
- Torque: 45 Nm (33 lb ft)
5. Secure all three intermediate drive shaft support bracket-to-engine block fasteners.
- Torque: 54 Nm (40 lb ft)