Transmission Removal

Automatic Transmission Assembly

REMOVAL

1) Open the front hood and support with the hood stay.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
3) Remove the collector cover.
4) Remove the air intake chamber and intake boot.
5) Remove the air breather hose.
6) Remove the starter.
7) Disconnect the front oxygen (A/F) sensor, rear oxygen sensor and transmission harness connector.





8) Disconnect the engine harness connectors, and then remove the engine hanger rear.





9) Remove the vacuum pipe & hose assembly and the brake vacuum pump.
10) Remove the throttle body securing bolts to and slide the throttle body over.





11) Separate the torque converter from drive plate.
(1) Remove the service hole plug.
(2) Remove the bolts which hold torque converter to drive plate.
(3) Remove the four bolts by rotating the crank pulley a little at a time.
(4) Make sure the torque converter moves freely by rotating with finger through the starter installation hole.

CAUTION:
Be careful not to drop bolts into the converter housing.

12) Attach the ST to the converter case.
ST 498277200 STOPPER SET





13) Remove the pitching stopper.





14) Remove the pitching stopper bracket.





15) Set the ST.
ST1 41099AA010 ENGINE SUPPORT BRACKET
ST2 41099AA020 ENGINE SUPPORT





16) Remove the transmission mounting bolt (upper side).





17) Lift up the vehicle.
18) Remove the under cover.
19) Remove the front exhaust pipe, rear exhaust pipe and muffler.
20) Remove the heat shield cover.





21) Remove the ATF drain plug to drain ATF.
22) Remove the oil charge pipe.





23) Disconnect the connector from turbine speed sensor 1.





24) Remove the turbine speed sensor 1 from the transmission body.

CAUTION:
Failure to follow this procedure may cause the interference between vehicle body and sensor while removing/installing transmission, and resulting in damage.





25) To prevent contamination by foreign objects, cover the attachment hole for turbine speed sensor 1 with vinyl tape.
26) Remove the propeller shaft.
27) Remove the shift select cable.
28) Disconnect the ATF AT inlet and outlet hoses from the ATF AT inlet and outlet pipes.





29) Remove the front crossmember support plate.
30) Remove the front stabilizer clamp.
31) Remove the bolts which secure front ball joint to the housing.
32) Pull out the drive shaft from transmission.
33) Set the transmission jack under the transmission.





34) Remove the rear crossmember from the vehicle.





35) Remove the transmission mounting bolt and nut (lower side).





36) Remove the transmission.

NOTE:
^ Turn the engine support assembly from the vehicle under body to the left (to shorten the engine support length), and lower the rear of the engine for easy disassembly.
^ Be careful not to allow breather pipe and etc. to touch the vehicle body when detaching the automatic transmission assembly by pulling it backward.

37) Remove the rear cushion rubber from the transmission.