Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Raise hood.
2. Disconnect both battery cables, remove battery hold down clamp and bolt, and remove battery.

Fig. 45:

3. Remove air cleaner/throttle body assy. (Fig. 45) as follows:
a. Disconnect Proportional Purge Solenoid (PPS) and crankcase vent hose from throttle body.
b. Disconnect the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) and Idle Air Control (IAC) connectors.
C Remove mounting bolt and nut (Fig. 45) and partially remove air cleaner assembly.
d. Disconnect accelerator, transaxle kickdown, and speed control (if equipped) cables after the assy. is removed from position. Remove air cleaner assembly from vehicle.
4. Remove battery tray from bracket.
5. Disconnect torque converter clutch solenoid and neutral safety/back-up lamp switch connectors.

Fig. 46:

6. Disconnect and plug transaxle oil cooler lines (Fig. 46).

Fig. 47:

7. Disconnect shifter cable from shift lever and remove from bracket (Fig. 47). Secure cable out of the way.

Fig. 48:

8. Disconnect kick-down cable and remove from bracket. Secure cable out of the way (Fig. 48).
9. Raise vehicle on hoist.
10. Remove transaxle oil pan and drain ATF into a suitable container.
11. Remove both axle shafts.

Fig. 49:

12. Remove the right engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace (Fig. 49).

Fig. 50:

13. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor connector (Fig. 50).

Fig. 51:

14. Remove structural collar (Fig. 51)
15. Remove the left engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace (Fig. 51).
16. Remove bell housing dust cover (Fig. 51).

Fig. 52:

17. Remove starter motor (Fig. 52).

Fig. 54:

18. Remove drive plate to converter bolts (Fig. 54).
19. Support engine at oil pan with screw jack and wood block.

Fig. 53:

20. Remove transaxle upper mount thru-bolt. Gain access to this bolt through the driver's side wheelhouse (Fig. 53).
21. Carefully lower engine and transaxle on screw jack until proper removal clearance is obtained.
22. Obtain a helper to assist in holding transaxle while removing transaxle-to-engine mounting bolts (Fig. 54).
23. Remove transaxle from vehicle (Fig. 54).
24. Remove torque converter from front pump.

Fig. 55:

25. If installing a new or replacement transaxle, remove the upper mount and bracket as shown in (Fig. 55), and transfer to the replacement unit and torque all bolts to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.) torque.

INSTALLATION
1. Install torque converter into front pump. Rotate converter until the hub fully engages front pump gear lugs.
2. Install transaxle-to-engine mounting bolts (Fig. 54) and tighten to 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.) torque.
3. Raise engine and transaxle with screw jack until through hole in upper mount aligns with hole in mount bracket. Install mount bolt and tighten to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.) torque (Fig. 53).
4. Remove screw jack.
5. Install converter-to-drive plate bolts and torque to 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.) torque.
6. Install starter motor and tighten bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.) torque. Make sure to fasten ground cable to upper starter bolt as shown in (Fig. 52).
7. Connect starter electrical harness and tighten positive cable nut to 10 Nm (90 in. lbs.) torque.
8. Install bell housing dust cover (Fig. 51).
9. Install left engine-to-transaxle bending brace (Fig. 51).
10. Install structural collar (Fig. 51) as follows:
a. Position collar and install all bolts finger tight.
b. Tighten the collar-to-oil pan bolts to 3 Nm (30 in. lbs.) torque.
C Tighten the collar-to-transaxle bolts to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.) torque.
d. Final torque the collar-to-oil pan bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.) torque.
11. Install both front axle driveshafts.
12. Connect vehicle speed sensor connector (Fig. 50).
13. Install right lateral bending brace and tighten bolts to 81 Nm (60 ft. lbs.) torque.
14. Lower vehicle.
15. Connect transaxle cooler lines and tighten clamps (Fig. 46).
16. Connect torque converter clutch solenoid and neutral safety/back-up lamp switch connectors.
17. Install transaxle dipstick tube.
18. Install gear shift cable to bracket and connect to shift lever (Fig. 47).
19. Install transaxle kickdown cable to bracket and lever as shown in (Fig. 48).
20. Install battery lower tray and battery, and tighten battery hold down clamp to secure battery.
21. Install the air cleaner/throttle body assy. as follows:
a. Connect the accelerator, transaxle kickdown, and speed control (if equipped) cables to the air cleaner/throttle body assy.
b. Install assy. into position and tighten fasteners to 14 Nm (120 in. lbs.) torque.
C Connect the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) and Idle Air Control (IAC) connectors.
d. Connect Proportional Purge Solenoid (PPS) and crankcase vent hose from throttle body.
22. Fill transaxle with a suitable amount of ATF +4.
23. Road test vehicle.
24. Check for leaks, inspect fluid level, and adjust as necessary.