Output Shaft Speed (OSS) Sensor

Output Shaft Speed (OSS) Sensor









Removal

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to the Vehicle Jacking and Lifting.

Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) vehicles

2. Disconnect the front driveshaft from the transfer case.





3. Disconnect the front driveshaft from the front differential.





4. Remove the front driveshaft from the vehicle.





All vehicles

5. Remove the selector lever cable shield by prying on the side of the selector lever cable shield closest to the Transmission Range (TR) sensor connector boot, then sliding the selector lever cable shield away from the TR sensor connector boot.





6. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

Remove the selector lever cable and selector lever cable bracket.





7. Disconnect the Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) connector from the transmission case.





8. Disconnect the Output Shaft Speed (OSS) sensor connector.





9. Remove the OSS sensor.

1. Remove the OSS sensor screw.

2. Remove the OSS sensor from the transmission.

- Inspect the OSS sensor O-ring for damage. If damaged, install a new O-ring.





Installation

All vehicles

1. Inspect the OSS O-ring seal for damage. Install a new O-ring seal if damaged. Lubricate the O-ring seal with petroleum jelly to prevent damage to the O-ring seal.

1. Install the OSS sensor into the transmission.

2. Tighten the OSS sensor screw.

- Tighten to 14 Nm (124 lb-in).





2. Connect the OSS sensor connector.





3. Connect the HO2S connector to the transmission case.





4. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable end, make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the manual control lever. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that the selector cable end is correctly installed onto the manual control lever.

Install the selector lever cable end onto the manual control lever, selector lever cable bracket and selector lever cable bracket screws.

- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).





5. NOTE: If the selector lever cable shield is loose on the selector lever cable, install a new selector lever cable shield.

Install the selector lever cable shield.





4WD vehicles

6. Install the front driveshaft in the vehicle.





7. Connect the front driveshaft to the transfer case. Install the CV joint washers and CV joint bolts.
- Tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).





8. Connect the front driveshaft to the front differential. Install the U-joint straps and U-joint strap bolts.
- Tighten to 19 Nm (168 lb-in).