With Automatic Transaxle

NOTE: Before proceeding with this procedure, review applicable Service Precautions.

WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable from its post on the battery.







2. Place the steering wheel and tires in the STRAIGHT-AHEAD position. Using a steering wheel holder, lock the steering wheel in place to keep it from rotating. This keeps the clockspring in the proper orientation.







3. Remove the steering column coupling retainer pin, back off the pinch bolt nut, and remove the steering column coupling pinch bolt (the pinch bolt nut is caged to the coupling and is not removable). Separate the upper and lower steering column couplings.







4. Depress and hold the brake pedal while rotating the brake lamp switch in a counterclockwise direction approximately 30 °.
5. Pull the switch rearward and remove it from its mounting bracket.
6. Remove the clip securing the power brake booster input rod to the brake pedal. Remove the input rod from the brake pedal.







7. Remove the two upper nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the power brake booster.
8. Carefully pry the tie bar running between the two upper booster mounting studs from its plastic retaining fasteners.
9. Remove the two remaining nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the power brake booster.
10. If the vehicle is equipped with antilock brakes, carefully push the power brake booster forward until the booster contacts the ABS ICU mounting bracket.
11. If the vehicle does not have antilock brakes, carefully push the power brake booster forward one to two inches being careful not to stretch the brake lines from the master cylinder to the brakes.
12. Remove the two nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the instrument panel support.
13. Carefully remove the brake pedal assembly by pulling the pedal bracket back toward the instrument panel, releasing the bracket from the booster studs. Next, tip the bracket down past the input rod, guiding the rod through the gap left by the missing brace removed in Step (8). Remove the brake pedal assembly out from under the instrument panel.
14. The pedal can be removed from its bracket by grinding off the peened end of the shaft, removing the shaft, pedal and bushings. A service parts package is available to replace these items.

INSTALLATION
1. If the pedal has been removed from it's bracket, install the pedal, bushings and bolt-in-shaft on the bracket using the available service parts package.
2. Install the brake pedal assembly by tipping the pedal bracket and guiding the power brake booster mounting portion up past the booster input rod. Guide the top of the bracket onto the studs protruding from the instrument panel support, then guide the booster mounting portion onto the power brake booster mounting studs.
3. Push the power brake booster back into mounting position from under the hood.
4. Install the two nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the instrument panel support. Install the nuts all the way, but do not tighten them at this time.
5. Install the two lower power brake booster mounting nuts, but do not tighten them at this time.
6. Place the tie bar running between the two upper booster mounting studs onto the studs with the long flat side facing upward and the curved side downward.
7. Install the two upper power brake booster mounting nuts on their studs.
8. Tighten all four nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the power brake booster to a torque of 34 Nm (300 inch lbs.).
9. Tighten the two nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the instrument panel support to a torque of 34 Nm (300 inch lbs.).
10. Install the power brake booster input rod on the pin mounted on the side of the brake pedal. Install a new retaining clip on the end of the pin. Do not reuse the old clip.

NOTE: Prior to installing the brake lamp switch, make sure the plunger is at it's fully extended position.

11. Hold the brake lamp switch firmly in one hand. Then using the other hand, pull outward on the plunger of the brake lamp switch until it has ratcheted out to its fully extended position.
12. Mount the brake lamp switch into the bracket using the following procedure:
^ Depress the brake pedal as far down as possible.
^ Install the switch in its bracket by aligning the index tab on the switch with the slot in the mounting bracket.
^ When the switch is fully seated in its bracket, rotate the switch clockwise approximately 30° to lock the switch into place.

CAUTION: Do not use excessive force when pulling back on the brake pedal to adjust the brake lamp switch. If too much force is used, the switch or striker can be damaged.

13. Gently pull back on the brake pedal until the pedal stops moving. This will ratchet the switch plunger backward to the correct adjustment position.
14. Install the dash-to-lower coupling seal in place over the lower coupling's plastic collar and dash cover.
15. Verify the front tires are still in the STRAIGHT-AHEAD position.
16. Reconnect the steering column lower coupling to the steering column upper coupling. Install the coupling pinch bolt and tighten the pinch bolt nut to a torque of 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.). Install the pinch bolt retainer pin.
17. Remove the steering wheel holder.
18. While looking under the instrument panel at the lower coupling, rotate the steering wheel back-and-forth to verify that the lower coupling does not squeak against the dash-to-coupling seal.
19. Reconnect the battery negative terminal.
20. Check the stop lamps to verify they are operating properly and not staying on when the pedal is in the released position.
21. Road test the vehicle to ensure proper operation of the brakes.