Removal

Car on Ground
1. Disconnect ground cable at battery and at transmission.
2. Release steering lock and place gear selector in neutral position.
3. Disconnect engine compartment wiring as follows:
- Battery positive cable from starter motor.
- Black/white wire from starter solenoid.
- Green/black and yellow wires from back-up light switch.
4. Release engine sub-wire harness from clamp at clutch housing.
5. Disconnect clutch cable at the release arm.
6. Remove the two upper transmission mounting bolts.

Car Raised on Hoist
7. Drain transmission oil. Reinstall drain plug and washer.
8. Remove front wheels.
9. Place transmission jack securely beneath transmission.
10. Remove bolt securing speedometer drive holder and pull assembly out of transmission.
11. Disconnect shift lever torque rod from clutch housing.




12. Remove bolt from shift rod clevis.
13. Disconnect the tie-rod ball joints and remove using the Ball Joint Remover.
14. Remove the lower arm ball joint bolt from the rightside lower control arm, then use a puller to disconnect the ball joint from the knuckle. Remove the damper fork bolt.
15 Turn each steering knuckle to its most outboard position. With screwdriver, pry right-side CV joint out approximately 1/2", then pull sub-axle out of transmission housing. Repeat on opposite side. Remove the right-side radius rod.




16. Remove the torque arm bracket bolts from the clutch housing.




17. Remove the damper bracket from the transmission.




18. Remove the clutch housing bolts from the front transmission mount.





19. Remove the clutch housing bolts from the rear transmission mounting bracket.
20. Remove the clutch cover.
21. Remove the starter mounting bolts. Detach the starter motor and lower through chassis.
22. Remove the front transmission mounting bolt.




23. Pull transmission away from the engine block to clear the two 14 mm dowel pins and lower on transmission jack.