Removal and Replacement

Install engine support tool No. MS 1900 or equivalent across front of engine compartment. Secure chain around front exhaust manifold port and take up all slack in chain. This will keep engine from tilting forward when transaxle is removed.
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Disconnect oxygen sensor electrical connector.
3. Remove hose clamp and tube from lower portion of heat tube.
4. Remove heat tube bracket bolt located at rear of engine.
5. Remove remaining heat tube bracket attaching bolts/nuts, then the heat tube.
6. Remove TDC sensor to converter housing attaching bolts, then the sensor.
7. Remove steering bracket.
8. On models equipped with air conditioning, carefully and slowly discharge refrigerant from system.
9. Disconnect and cap air conditioning lines from expansion valve and retainer.
10. On all models, remove crossmember to side sill and body attaching bolts.
11. Raise and support vehicle.
12. Remove front tire and wheel assembly.
13. Using ball joint extractor tool No. T.Av.476 or equivalent, disconnect passenger side tie rod ball stud from steering knuckle. Run tie rod ball joint nut to end of ball stud before installing tool.
14. Remove passenger side steering tie rod.
15. Loosen coolant expansion tank attaching strap, then pull tank out of strap and position aside.
16. Remove nuts attaching exhaust pipe to exhaust manifold.
17. Remove two bolts connecting front and rear exhaust pipe sections.
18. Remove front exhaust pipe section from vehicle.
19. Turn crossmember and remove it through wheelwell opening on passenger side of vehicle.
20. Remove steering knuckle upper mount bolt. Loosen but do not remove lower bolt, as bolts are splined just below the head.
21. Using roll pin punch tool No. B.Vi.31-01 or equivalent, remove driveshaft roll pins.
22. Swing each rotor and steering knuckle outward, then slide driveshafts off transaxle output shafts.
23. Remove mounting bracket attaching bolts, then the bracket.
24. Disconnect electrical connectors from starter motor.
25. Remove rear starter motor attaching bolts, then the starter and locating bushing.
26. Install driveplate locking tool No. Mot.582 or equivalent, to secure driveplate stationary.
27. Remove torque converter attaching bolts.
28. Remove BVA module from bracket. Do not remove BVA module from transaxle.
29. Disconnect and cap transaxle fluid cooler lines from heat exchanger.
30. Disconnect speedometer cable.
31. Using a suitable jack, support transaxle assembly.
32. Lower engine/transaxle cradle by loosening two rear attaching bolts. Lower cradle approximately .590 inch.
33. Using a suitable screwdriver, remove shift cable from shift lever ball stud.
34. Leave shift cable in right side transaxle support bracket, then tie and position bracket aside.
35. Remove ground strap from transaxle.
36. Remove all engine to transaxle attaching bolts.
37. Remove nuts attaching transaxle support cushions to vehicle.
38. Remove bolts attaching two transaxle mount brackets to transaxle, then the brackets.
39. Lower transaxle carefully and guide BVA module and cooler lines out from vehicle.
40. Position torque converter retaining tool No. B.Vi.465 or equivalent, onto front of transaxle to retain torque converter.
41. Reverse procedure to install. Note the following torque specifications:
a. Torque engine to transaxle attaching bolts to 37 ft-lbs.
b. Tighten torque converter attaching bolts to 22 ft-lbs.
c. Torque transaxle mounting bracket bolts to 30 ft-lbs.
d. Torque support cushion attaching nuts to 30 ft-lbs.
e. Torque two rear engine cradle attaching bolts to 62 ft-lbs.
f. Torque cooler lines-to-heat exchanger attaching bolts to 175 inch lbs.
g. Torque upper and lower steering knuckle attaching bolts to 148 ft-lbs.
h. Torque tie rod attaching nuts to 30 ft-lbs.
i. Torque steering tie rods to steering gear bracket attaching bolts/nuts to 25 ft-lbs.
j. Torque steering gear bracket bolts to 30 ft-lbs. Torque locknuts to 25 ft-lbs.