Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable at strut tower.
2. Remove air cleaner assembly.
3. Disconnect gearshift cables at transaxle shift mechanism.
4. Remove gearshift cable retaining clips at mount bracket. Secure cables out of the way.
5. Remove three (3) rear mount bracket-to-transaxle case (vertical) bolts.
6. Disconnect crankshaft position sensor connector. Remove sensor from transaxle case.
7. Remove throttle body support bracket.
8. Remove upper mount-to-case (vertical) bolt.
9. Remove front mount bracket/starter upper bolt.
10. Remove two (2) starter heat shield-to-bracket bolts.
11. Disconnect oxygen sensor connector from mount bracket. Secure out of way.
12. Raise vehicle on hoist.
13. Remove front halfshaft assemblies.
14. Remove left front wheel splash shield.
15. Raise vehicle.
16. Remove structural collar.
17. Remove clutch/drive plate inspection cover.
18. Remove modular clutch assembly-to-drive plate bolts.
19. Remove front mount and bracket.
20. Disconnect starter wire harness.
21. Remove starter motor lower bolt. Remove starter motor from vehicle.
22. Using Tool 6638A, disconnect hydraulic clutch quick-connect fitting.
23. Remove clutch slave cylinder by lifting nylon tab with a small screwdriver, and then depressing cylinder inward towards case and rotating cylinder 60° counter-clockwise.
24. Disconnect back-up lamp switch connector.
25. Position screw jack with wood block under engine oil pan and secure.
26. Remove upper mount bracket-to-case bolts.
27. Lower engine/transaxle assembly enough to gain access to transaxle bellhousing-to-block bolts, but do not remove bolts at this time..
28. Install transmission jack. Secure transaxle to jack.
29. Remove transaxle bellhousing-to-block bolts and lower transaxle from vehicle. Use helper if necessary.

INSTALLATION
1. If previously removed, install modular clutch assembly to input shaft.
2. Install and secure transaxle to transmission jack, and install transaxle to engine.
3. Install and torque transaxle bellhousing-to-engine block bolts to 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.).
4. Raise engine/transaxle assembly into position. Align transaxle with left mount bracket. Install and torque mount bracket-to-transaxle bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
5. Remove transmission jack.
6. Install and secure ground cable.
7. Install and torque modular clutch assembly-to-drive plate bolts to 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.).
8. Install clutch/drive plate inspection cover.
9. Install clutch slave cylinder into position, noting orientation of different size lugs. While depressing inward, rotate slave cylinder clockwise until nylon locating tab rests in transaxle case cutout, and the hydraulic tube is vertical.
10. Install starter motor and install lower bolt. Connect starter motor wire harness.
11. Connect back-up lamp switch connector.
12. Install rear mount bracket-to-case bolts. Torque lower (horizontal) bolt to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
13. Install front mount/bracket and upper starter bolt.
14. Install structural collar.
15. Install halfshaft assemblies.
16. Install left wheel opening splash shield.
17. Check transaxle fluid level. Fill transaxle with suitable amount of Mopar ATF +4 (Automatic Transmission Fluid-Type 9602).
18. Lower vehicle.
19. Connect oxygen sensor harness to front mount bracket.
20. Torque rear mount bracket-to-case bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
21. Install and connect crankshaft position sensor.
22. Install shift cables to mount perches. Connect to transaxle shift mechanism and install cable retainer clips.
23. Install throttle body support bracket.
24. Install air cleaner assembly.
25. Connect battery negative cable.