Automatic Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

Fig. 5 Typical throttle control cable installation:

1. Disconnect battery ground cable at battery and transaxle.
2. Release steering lock and shift gear selector to N.
3. Disconnect positive battery cable from starter, and the black/white wire from starter solenoid.
4. Disconnect transaxle cooler lines at radiator and plug them.
5. On Accord models, remove starter mounting bolt on transaxle side, and the top transmission mounting bolt.
6. On Prelude models, remove starter mounting bolts and top transaxle mount bolt.
7. On all models, loosen front wheel lugs, raise and support vehicle, and remove front wheels.
8. Drain transaxle, then reinstall drain plug and washer.
9. Remove throttle control cable end from throttle lever, loosen only locknut (B), Fig. 5, and remove cable from bracket.
10. On vehicles without power steering, remove cable clip, then pull speedometer cable out of holder. Do not remove holder as speedometer gear may fall into transmission housing.
11. On vehicles with power steering, remove power steering speed sensor complete with speedometer cable and hoses.
12. On Accord models, remove transmission side starter motor, mounting bolt and two upper transaxle mounting bolts.
13. On Prelude models, remove two upper transaxle mounting bolts.
14. On all models, place suitable jack under transaxle and secure.
15. Remove sub-frame center beam and, on Prelude, splash pan.
16. Remove ball joint pinch bolt from right side lower control arm, then, using suitable puller, disconnect ball joint from knuckle.
17. On Prelude and some Accord models, remove damper fork bolt.
18. On 1984-85 Accord, proceed as follows:
a. Remove right side radius rod.
b. Disconnect stabilizer bar at right side lower control arm.
c. Disconnect stabilizer spring from radius rods.
d. Remove front self-locking nuts from radius rods on each side.
e. Remove lower arm bolt from both sides of sub-frame.
19. Turn right side steering knuckle fully outboard, then, using screwdriver, pry constant velocity joint out approximately 1/2 inch and pull joint out of transaxle housing. Do not pull on driveshaft or knuckle, pull on inboard constant velocity joint.
20. On Accord models, remove engine side starter motor mounting bolt and remove starter motor by lowering through chassis.
21. On all models, remove transaxle damper bracket located in front of torque converter cover plate.
22. Remove torque converter cover plate.
23. Remove center console and shift indicator.
24. Remove lock pin from adjuster and shift cable.
25. Remove both bolts and pull shift cable out of housing.
26. Remove torque converter assembly from drive plate.
27. Remove three rear engine mounting bolts from transaxle housing, then remove rear engine mount.
28. On Prelude models, remove two front transaxle mount attaching bolts.
29. On all models, remove lower transaxle mounting bolt.
30. Pull transaxle away from engine enough to clear dowel pins, then pry left side constant velocity joint out approximately 1/2 inch.
31. Pull transaxle out and lower on jack.
32. Remove torque converter from transaxle.
33. Reverse procedure to install.