Removal and Installation
DISMOUNTING OF TRANSMISSION WITH TRANSFERIN CABIN
1. Remove screws at the front and rear and 2 clips at the center, and then remove front console box.
2. Remove boot cover and boot No.2.
3. Remove boot clamp and then remove boot No.1 from transfer gear shift lever case.
4. With transfer shift control case cover pushed down with fingers, turn it to counterclockwise and take out shift control lever.
IN ENGINE ROOM
1. Remove battery, dipstick and oil filler tube.
2. Disconnect A/T throttle cable from throttle cam and bracket.
3. Disconnect wiring harness couplers.
4. Remove starter motor. But don't disconnect its wiring harness.
5. Remove transmission to engine bolts.
ON LIFT
1. Drain transfer oil.
NOTE: If automatic transmission is overhauled later on, draining A/T fluid at this point will facilitate work.
Tightening Torque (a): 23 Nm (2.3 kg-m, 16.5 ft. lbs.)
2. Before removing propeller shaft, give match marks on joint flange and propeller shaft as shown in left figure. Remove universal joint flange bolts and take out rear propeller shaft.
4. Likewise, take out front propeller shaft.
5. Remove nut from the end of select cable and E-ring from bracket to set cable free.
6. Remove select cable bracket by removing its bolts.
7. Remove exhaust No.1 pipe.
8. Loosen clamps and disconnect oil cooler hoses from pipes.
NOTE: To avoid leakage of transmission fluid, plug open ends of oil cooler pipes and hoses right where they are disconnected.
9. Remove case right stiffener.
10. Remove torque converter housing lower plate.
11. Holding drive plate stationary with special tool, remove torque converter mounting bolts with wrench.
Special Tool (A): 09927-56010
12. Remove engine to transmission nuts.
13. Disconnect speed sensor coupler on transfer.
14. Apply transmission jack and take off rear mounting member, torque stopper member and torque stopper bush by removing its bolts.
15. With transmission and transfer assemblies held up on jack, move them to the rear and lower them including torque converter.
WARNING: Transmission and transfer assemblies may tilt rearward on jack. It is recommended to use an auxiliary arm of jack for the purpose of safety.
AFTER DISMOUNTING
WARNING: Be sure to keep transmission and transfer assemblies horizontal throughout the work. Should they be tilted, torque converter may fall off and cause personal injury and A/T fluid may flow out.
1. Remove wiring harness and breather hoses.
2. Remove transfer by removing its bolts.
REMOUNTING:
WARNING: When moving transmission assembly with torque converter equipped in it, be sure to keep it horizontal. Tilting it with its front facing down may allow converter to fall off, whereby an injury may result.
For remounting, reverse dismounting procedure. Use specified torque as given.
^ Clamp wiring harness and hoses securely.
^ Adjust select cable.
^ Adjust A/T throttle cable.
^ Follow fluid level check procedure for refilling automatic transmission fluid and its level adjusting.
^ Connect battery, and confirm that engine and transmission function acceptably.
^ When remounting drive plate, use specified bolts.