Tranaxaxle Removal

Removal

a. Remove battery and bracket.
b. Remove air duct.
c. Disconnect A/T solenoid harness connector and inhibitor switch harness connector.
d. Disconnect throttle wire at engine side.






e. Drain ATF






f. Disconnect control cable from transaxie.

g. Disconnect oil cooler hoses.






h. Remove drive shafts.

i. Remove exhaust front tube.

j. Remove starter motor from transaxle.










k. Remove rear plate cover.

l. Remove bolts securing torque converter to drive plate.

m. Rotate crankshaft for access to securing bolts.

n. Support engine by placing a jack under oil pan.

o. Do not place jack under oil pan drain plug.






p. Support transaxle with a jack.

q. Remove mountings from transaxle.

r. Remove bolts fixing A/T to engine.

s. Lower transaxle while supporting it with a jack.

Installation






Maximum allowable drive plate runout: 0.2mm (0.008 in).

a. If this runout is out of specification, replace drive plate with ring gear.






b. When connecting torque converter to transaxle, measure distance `A' to be certain that they are correctly assembled.

Distance `A': 15.9mm (0.626 in) or more.















c. Install converter to drive plate.

Note After converter is installed to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transaxie rotates freely without binding.

d. Reinstall any part removed.






e. Refill transaxle with A.T.F. and check fluid level.

f. Adjust control cable and throttle wire.

g. Check inhibitor switch for operation.

h. Move selector lever through all positions to be sure that transaxle operates correctly. With parking brake applied, idle engine. More selector lever through N to D, to 2, to 1 and R. A slight shock should be felt through the hand gripping the selector each time the transaxle is shifted.

i. Perform road test.