Automatic Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

1. Remove battery ground cable and positive cable.
2. Remove speedometer cable at transaxle and plug hole.
3. Remove upper engine/transaxle bolts.
4. Loosen left transaxle mount.
5. Install engine support bridge 10-222 or equivalent.
6. Remove rear transaxle mount.
7. Remove drive shafts and tie out of way.
8. Disconnect starter harness (located under heater control valve).
9. Remove starter.
10. Remove transaxle gravel guard and converter cover plate.
11. Detach torque converter from drive plate.
12. With selector lever in P remove selector lever cable.
13. Remove cable bracket, disconnect accelerator cable and pedal cable, taking care not to alter settings.
14. Support transaxle with US 4470 attached to transaxle jack.
15. Remove left engine/transaxle mount.
16. Remove front mount.
17. Remove lower bolt and nut on transaxle.
18. Lift slightly and lower transaxle out of vehicle.
19. Reverse procedure to install. Torque converter must be fully seated on one-way clutch support and be able to be turned by hand. If torque converter should slip off one-way clutch support, it could pull oil pump shaft out of oil pump causing serious damage when bolting transaxle to engine.
20. Torque bolts to following specifications: lower bolt on transaxle, 80 Nm (58 ft. lbs).; engine transaxle mount, 35 Nm (25 ft. lbs).; torque converter, 25 Nm (17 ft. lbs).; drive shaft, 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs).; upper transaxle bolts, 80 Nm (58 ft. lbs).
21. Adjust selector lever cable.
22. Check engine/transaxle alignment. If necessary, align engine transaxle mounts with following procedure:
a. Loosen engine/transaxle mount bolts.
b. Shift engine/transaxle assembly from side to side until rear mount is straight.
c. Shift engine/transaxle assembly front to rear until left and right mounts are centered in brackets. (Rear mount must remain straight and free of tension).
d. Torque mount bolts to 35 Nm (25 ft. lbs). in following sequence: right mount, left mount, and finally rear mount.
e. Move front mount cup until rubber core is in center of cup.
f. Tighten cup bolts to 50 Nm (38 ft. lbs).
g. Check alignment of exhaust system and readjust if necessary.