Removal

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





3. Remove air cleaner/throttle body assembly (Fig. 4)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. 4) and partially remove air cleaner assembly.
d. Disconnect accelerator, transaxle kickdown, and speed control (if equipped) cables after the assembly 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.





6. Disconnect and plug transaxle oil cooler lines (Fig. 5).





7. Disconnect shifter cable from shift lever and remove from bracket (Fig. 6). Secure cable out of the way.





8. Disconnect kick-down cable and remove from bracket. Secure cable out of the way (Fig. 7).
9. Raise vehicle on hoist.
10. Remove transaxle oil pan and drain ATF into a suitable container.
11. Remove both axle shafts. Refer to Group 3, Differential and Driveline for the correct procedures.





12. Remove the right engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace (Fig. 8).





13. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor connector (Fig. 9).





14. Remove structural collar (Fig. 10).
15. Remove the left engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace (Fig. 10).
16. Remove bellhousing dust cover (Fig. 10).





17. Remove starter motor (Fig. 11).





18. Remove drive plate to converter bolts (Fig. 13).
19. Support engine at oil pan with screw jack and wood block.





20. Remove transaxle upper mount thru-bolt. Gain access to this bolt through the driver's side wheel house (Fig. 12).
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. 13).
23. Remove transaxle from vehicle (Fig. 13).
24. Remove torque converter from front pump.





25. If installing a new or replacement transaxle, remove the upper mount and bracket as shown in (Fig. 14), and transfer to the replacement unit and torque all bolts to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.) torque.