Extension Housing Gasket

Extension Housing Gasket

Special Tool(s):

Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to Maintenance/Service and Repair.
2. Remove the driveshaft.
3. Remove the catalytic converter assembly. For additional information, refer to Catalytic Converter.

4. NOTE: Use a suitable transmission jack to support the transmission.

Remove the 4 transmission crossmember-to-floor pan screws.





5. Remove the transmission insulator-to-extension housing center screw and remove the transmission crossmember.





6. Remove and discard the nut.





7. Using the special tool, remove the output shaft flange.





8. CAUTION: The parking pawl, parking pawl return and parking pawl shaft could fall out during removal of the extension housing.

Remove the 7 extension housing screws and the extension housing.





9. Remove and discard the extension housing gasket.





Installation
1. Clean the extension housing and install a new extension housing gasket. Make sure the park pawl is installed correctly.





2. CAUTION: Make sure the parking lever actuating rod is correctly seated into the case parking rod guide cup.

Install the extension housing and screws.
^ Tighten to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs).





3. Using the special tools, install the output flange.





4. Install a new nut.
^ Tighten to 130 Nm (96 ft. lbs).





5. Loosely install the transmission insulator-to-extension housing center screw.





6. Position the transmission crossmember in the vehicle and loosely install the transmission crossmember-to-floor pan screws.





7. NOTE: The transmission support insulator must be neutralized.

Slide the transmission support insulator forward, rearward and side-to-side until the gaps between the transmission support insulator snubber and crossmember are equal.
8. With the transmission support insulator neutralized, tighten the transmission crossmember-to-floor pan screws.
^ Tighten to 63 Nm (46 ft. lbs).





9. With the transmission support insulator neutralized, tighten the transmission insulator-to-extension housing center screw.
^ Tighten to 70 Nm (52 ft. lbs).





10. Install the catalytic converter assembly. For additional information, refer to Catalytic Converter.
11. Install the driveshaft.
12. Check the transmission fluid level.