Removal

Transmission





Special Tool(s)

Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the fluid level indicator.
3. Remove the driveshaft.





4. If transmission disassembly is required, drain the transmission fluid. Remove the drain plug and allow the fluid to drain





5. Install the drain plug.
6. Install a suitable high-lift transmission jack.





7. If equipped, remove the two wire harness retainers from the rear crossmember and position the wire harness out of the way.





8. If equipped, disconnect the transmission-mounted parking brake linkage.
1. Disconnect the return spring from the pin.
2. Remove the hair pin retaining clip from the pin.
3. Remove the pin from the actuating lever and move the actuating cable away from the actuating lever.
4. Compress the spring on the actuating cable and remove the cable from the cable housing.





9. Disconnect the transmission fluid cooler tubes form the filter assembly.





10. Remove the shift cable.
1. Remove the transmission fluid filter bracket nut.
2. Remove the transmission fluid filter bracket bolt, position the bracket aside.
3. Disconnect the shift cable from the manual lever.
4. Disconnect the wire harness from the shift cable bracket.
5. Remove the bolts and position the shift cable and bracket aside.





11. Disconnect the oil cooler tubes from the filter housing.





12. Remove the bolts and remove the filter housing.





13. Loosen the bolt and disconnect the solenoid body electrical connector.





14. Disconnect and position the wire harness out of the way.





15. Disconnect the output shaft speed (OSS) sensor electrical connector.





16. Disconnect the turbine shaft and intermediate shaft combination speed sensor electrical connector.





17. Disconnect the wire harness from the side of the transmission.





18. Remove the cylinder block opening cover in order to gain access to the torque converter nuts.





19. Use the special tool to rotate the crankshaft in order to gain access to the flexplate nuts.





20. Remove and discard the six torque nuts.





21. Remove the LH crossmember nuts.





22. Remove the LH crossmember bracket.





23. Remove the RH crossmember nuts.





24. Remove the RH crossmember bracket.





25. Remove the rear transmission mount nuts and remove the crossmember.





26. Remove the rear transmission mount from the extension housing.





27. Disconnect the wire harness from the bracket.





28. Remove the nine transmission-to-engine mounting bolts and position the wire harness bracket out of the way.





29. Slide the transmission back enough to install the special tool.





30. If equipped, remove the transmission-mounted parking brake.
1. Remove the transmission-mounted parking retaining bolts.
2. Keeping the vent in an upward position, remove the transmission-mounted parking brake assembly.
3. Remove and discard the transmission-mounted parking brake gasket.





31. Disconnect the transmission fluid cooler tubes and filter housing from the case.
32. If overhauling the transmission or installing a new transmission, carry out the transmission fluid cooler backflushing and cleaning.