Manual Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then remove air cleaner.
2. Disconnect starter electrical connections and remove starter.
3. Disconnect hoses at changeover actuator.
4. Disconnect speedometer cable and all electrical connections at transaxle.
5. Disconnect distributor to ignition coil high tension lead.
6. Disconnect clutch cable from transaxle, then remove cable bracket and attach lifting hook where bracket was positioned.
7. Remove pitching stopper and brackets between transaxle and body.
8. Support engine using suitable tools, then raise vehicle.
9. Support transaxle with suitable jack, then remove undercovers.
10. Disconnect rear exhaust pipe from front pipe and vehicle body.
11. Remove center member and transverse link.

Fig. 2 Spring Pin Removal:

12. Using a drift and hammer, drive out spring pin, then disconnect axle shafts from transaxle, Fig. 2.
13. Remove attaching bolts, then transaxle mounting bracket.
14. Disconnect gearshift rod, stay and propeller shaft, if applicable, from transaxle
15. Remove transaxle to engine attaching bolts, then disengage transaxle from engine.
16. Lift transaxle carefully and remove from vehicle.
17. Reverse procedure to install.