Manual Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

1. Open hood, then remove spare tire and support.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.
3. Disconnect clutch cable return spring and clutch cable at release fork, then remove rubber boot.
4. Disconnect speedometer from transmission.
5. Disconnect wiring from back-up light switch, vehicle body ground cable and starter motor harness.
6. Remove starter motor and battery cable and position on bulkhead.
7. Remove upper bolts attaching transmission to engine, then loosen lower transmission to engine attaching nuts.
8. Loosen nut which retains pitching stopper to transmission side approximately 10 mm and tighten nut on engine side by an equal amount. Slightly tilt engine rearward to facilitate transmission removal. Do not tighten engine pitching stopper nut more than 10 mm.
9. On 4 wheel drive dual range models:
a. Separate the range selector from gear shift lever by removing hand brake tray and cover. Place the range selector in 4 wheel drive position and remove rod cover.
b. Remove nut from rod connecting range and gear shift lever.
10. Raise front of vehicle and position safety stands at jack pads located in front of side sills.
11. Remove oxygen sensor and front exhaust pipe from vehicle.
12. On 4 wheel drive models, remove transmission cover, then remove bolts that attach propeller to differential flange. When removing propeller shaft, use care not to damage oil seal. Also, cap open end of driveshaft to prevent oil spillage.
13. On models less 4 wheel drive, remove exhaust cover, then remove bolts attaching gearshift mechanism to transmission.
14. On models with 4 wheel drive, remove bolts attaching 4 wheel drive selector system and gear shift mechanism to transmission.
15. Remove stabilizer bar, then remove bolts that attach left and right transverse links to front crossmember and lower transverse links.
16. Drive left and right spring pins from axle shaft. Spring pins should be discarded and new spring pins installed during assembly.
17. Push wheels outward to separate axle shaft from driveshaft.
18. Remove clamp on left hand side of parking brake cable to facilitate removal of center crossmember.
19. Remove nuts attaching left and right transmission mount insulators.
20. Support transmission using a suitable jack, then remove crossmember.
21. Remove two bolts attaching transmission to engine and move transmission away from engine just enough for mainshaft to clear engine, then carefully lower transmission from vehicle.
22. Reverse procedure to install.