Transmission Removal
REMOVAL1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Open the front hood and support with the hood stay.
3) Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.
4) Remove the air intake duct.
5) Remove the air intake chamber.
6) Remove the air intake chamber stay.
7) Disconnect the following connectors.
(1) Transmission harness connectors
(2) Transmission ground terminal
8) Remove the starter.
9) Remove the pitching stopper.
10) Separate the torque converter assembly from the drive plate.
CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the mounting bolts.
^ Be careful not to drop bolts into the converter case.
(1) Remove the V-belt covers.
(2) Remove the service hole plug.
(3) Remove the bolts which hold the torque converter assembly to the drive plate.
(4) Place the wrench on the crank pulley bolt, and remove all the bolts while rotating the crank pulley a little bit at a time.
11) Attach the ST to the converter case.
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12) Remove the ATF level gauge.
NOTE: Plug the opening to prevent entry of foreign particles into the transmission fluid.
13) Remove the throttle body.
14) Disconnect the engine harness, then remove the harness connector from the engine harness bracket.
15) Remove the engine harness bracket.
16) Remove the pitching stopper bracket.
17) Set the ST.
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18) Remove the bolts which hold upper side of transmission to engine.
19) Lift up the vehicle.
20) Remove the under cover.
21) Remove the front, center and rear exhaust pipes and the muffler.
22) Remove the heat shield cover.
23) Remove the drain plug (ATF) to drain the ATF.
24) Disconnect the ATF cooler hoses from the pipes of the transmission side, and remove the oil charge pipe.
25) Remove the propeller shaft.
26) Remove the shift select cable.
27) Remove the brackets (two) which hold front stabilizer.
28) Remove the bolt securing the ball joint of the front arm to housing.
29) Pull out the front drive shaft from the transmission.
(1) Using a tire lever or a crow bar, etc., pull out until the front drive shaft transmission side joint slides move smoothly.
NOTE: Place cloth between the tire lever or bar and the transmission in order to avoid damaging the transmission side retainer.
(2) Hold the transmission side joint of the front drive shaft by hand and extract the housing from the transmission while pressing the housing outward, so as not to stretch the boot.
30) Remove the bolts which hold the clutch housing cover.
31) Remove the bolts and nuts which hold lower side of transmission to engine.
32) Place the transmission jack under the transmission.
NOTE: Make sure that the support plates of transmission jack do not touch the oil pan.
33) Remove the transmission rear crossmember from the vehicle.
34) While lowering the transmission jack gradually, fully retract the engine support, and then tilt the engine rearward.
NOTE: Retract the support until the clearance between front crossmember and converter case becomes approx. 10 mm (0.39 in).
35) Remove the transmission.
NOTE: Remove the transmission and torque converter as a single unit from engine.
36) Remove the rear cushion rubber from the transmission assembly.