Structural Collar

Removal
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.

Note: To remove transaxle dust cover, the front bending strut must be removed.

Structural Collar - Removal And Installation:

2. Remove structural collar from oil pan to transaxle.

Installation

Caution: The torque procedure for the structure collar must be followed, as damage to oil pan or collar could occur.

1. Install the structural collar using the following 3 step torque sequence:
^ Step 1: Install the collar to oil pan bolts and tighten to 3 Nm (30 inch lbs.).
^ Step 2: Install collar to transaxle bolts and tighten to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.).
^ Step 3: Final torque the collar to oil pan bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).

2. Lower vehicle.