Without Turbocharger

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove air cleaner assembly, then loosen both front wheel lug nuts.
3. Disconnect speedometer cable from transaxle.
4. Remove clutch slave hydraulic line retaining bracket and nut.
5. Remove bolts retaining ground wire and engine harness bracket to transaxle. Pull harness out of routing clip.
6. Disconnect ground strap at front of transaxle.
7. Install engine support bar tool No. D88L-6000-A or equivalent, then remove upper transaxle to engine retaining bolts.
8. Remove upper starter retaining bolts, then disconnect neutral safety switch and back-up lamp switch electrical connectors.
9. Raise and support vehicle, then remove front tire and wheel assemblies.
10. Remove splash shields.
11. Drain fluid from transaxle assembly.
12. Remove front stabilizer bar.
13. Remove bolts and nuts from lower control arm ball joints.
14. Pull lower control arms down to separate them from the steering knuckles. Use care not to damage ball joint dust boot.
15. Remove inner left fender splash shield.
16. Separate both halfshafts by pulling front hub outward as follows:
a. Withdraw halfshafts horizontally from transaxle to prevent damage to oil lip seals.
b. Hold halfshafts during removal to prevent damage to boots and joints caused by moving the joint through angles in excess of 20°.
c. Suspend halfshafts in a horizontal position using a wire hanger or tie to vehicle.
17. Remove two crossmember braces, then remove crossmember brace to control arm support bolts.
18. Remove left control arm through bolt, then exhaust hanger from crossmember.

Crossmember Bolt Removal:

19. Remove remaining crossmember bolts in sequence shown, then the crossmember.
20. Remove bolt attaching shift control rod to transaxle, then position aside.
21. Remove nut attaching shift extension bar mounting bracket, then slide extension bar off stud.
22. Remove bolts retaining clutch slave cylinder and set wire aside.
23. Remove lower bolt retaining starter motor, then remove bolts attaching end plate to transaxle.
24. Remove nut and washer retaining support bracket to exhaust manifold.
25. Remove plate to transaxle attaching bolt.
26. Position jack under transaxle, then secure transaxle to jack.
27. Remove front engine mount and bracket from transaxle.
28. Remove bolts attaching transaxle to engine.
29. Remove the transaxle.

INSTALLATION
1. Reverse procedure to install.

Crossmember Bolt Installation:

2. Install crossmember bolts in numerical sequence, then tighten to specifications.