Transaxle Support Insulator

Transaxle Support Insulator - 3.5L

















Removal

1. Remove the Air Cleaner (ACL) assembly and outlet pipe.

2. Remove the battery tray.

3. Remove the Y-pipe assembly.

4. Remove the engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt.





5. NOTICE: The Oil Pan Holding Fixture must be carefully aligned to the mounting bosses on the oil pan. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the oil pan.

Position a floor jack and the Oil Pan Holding Fixture under the oil pan and raise the floor jack high enough to release the pressure on the transaxle support insulator.






6. Remove the transaxle support insulator through bolt.
1. Remove the transaxle support insulator through bolt flagnut.

2. Using the floor jack and Oil Pan Holding Fixture, release the tension from the transaxle support insulator through bolt to remove it from the transaxle mount.






7. Lower the transaxle from the mount about 50.8 mm (2 in).

8. Remove the transaxle support insulator bracket nuts, the transaxle support insulator bracket bolt and the transaxle support insulator bracket.





9. Remove the top transaxle support insulator bolts.





10. Remove the bottom transaxle support insulator bolts and remove the transaxle support insulator.





Installation

1. Clean the transaxle support insulator bolts using a wire brush and apply new threadlock to the threads.

2. Install the bottom transaxle support insulator bolts.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).






3. Install the top transaxle support insulator bolts.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).






4. Install the transaxle support insulator bracket, the transaxle support insulator bracket nuts and the transaxle support insulator bracket bolt.
- Tighten the transaxle support insulator bracket bolt to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).

- Tighten the transaxle support insulator bracket nuts to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft).






5. Using the floor jack and Oil Pan Holding Fixture, raise the transaxle and install the transaxle support insulator through bolt.
- Tighten to 175 Nm (129 lb-ft).






6. Remove the floor jack and the Oil Pan Holding Fixture.

7. Install the battery tray.

8. Install the ACL (Air Cleaner) assembly and outlet pipe.

9. Position the roll restrictor in place and install the engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt.
- Tighten to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft).






10. Install the exhaust Y-pipe assembly.