Removal

SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL(S) REQUIRED:

1. Disconnect positive and negative battery cables. Remove battery hold down retainer, hold down and battery.

2. Disconnect mass air flow (MAF) sensor, intake air temperature (IAT) sensor, and crankcase vent tubes from air cleaner assembly.

3. Loosen hose clamp at throttle body, disconnect two clips, remove air cleaner, and remove air filter.

4. Disconnect transmission range (TR) sensor and ten-pin harness connector. Remove bolt retaining harness bracket at top of transaxle and position harness aside.

5. Remove one upper retaining nut at speed control servo, loosen lower nut, and position servo aside.

Shift Linkage:

6. Remove retaining nut for the shift cable lever. Disconnect cable from bracket and position cable aside.

7. Disconnect harness and HEGO locators from shift cable bracket and fill tube bracket. Disconnect HEGO connector at fill tube and position harness over top of shift bracket.

8. Remove nut retaining ground cable and starter harness locator and position them aside.

9. Remove three bolts and one stud retaining transaxle to engine.

10. Remove numbers four, five, and six spark plug wires from coil pack. Remove two retaining bolts from coil pack bracket and position coil pack aside.

11. Remove intake manifold brace retaining bolt at right rear cylinder head. Loosen bolt at intake manifold and position brace aside.

12. Remove ground wire retaining bolt at right front cylinder head and position wire aside.

13. Install Engine Lifting Brackets to right front and left rear cylinder heads.

14. Install Rotunda Three-Bar Engine Support or equivalent to three engine lifting points, following manufacturer instructions.

15. Remove rear transaxle support-to-insulator retaining nut.

16. Raise vehicle.

17. Remove front wheel assemblies.

18. Position a drain pan.

19. Remove transaxle pan bolts, lower pan and drain fluid. Install transaxle pan and retaining bolts.

20. Remove drain pan.

21. Connect Exhaust Holder Tool to flex pipe.

22. Disconnect three HEGO connectors and locators from front and rear of sub-frame. Remove four left and right retaining nuts at exhaust manifolds.

23. Remove bolts, nuts and gasket from converter outlet-to-resonator inlet flange. Loosen one nut at slotted bracket for exhaust hanger, at front of transaxle. Remove exhaust bracket bolt and converter assembly.

24. Remove left and right upper sway bar link retaining nuts at struts.

25. Remove left and right tie rod end cotter pins and nuts. Separate tie rod ends from front wheel knuckles.

26. Remove two nuts retaining lower ball joints. Using Ball Joint Tool and Steering Arm Remover, separate ball joints from knuckles.

27. Remove retaining screws from air deflector and remove deflector.

28. Remove two retaining bolts from starter and position starter aside.

29. Remove one retaining bolt at transmission housing cover and remove cover.

30. Remove torque converter using crankshaft pulley bolt and remove four converter-to-flexplate nuts. Discard nuts.

31. Secure outer tie rods at brake hose brackets.

32. Remove two steering gear-to-subframe retaining nuts. Remove left and right engine support insulator retaining nuts.

33. Remove power steering filter from bracket. Remove three bolts from power steering line retainers at subframe. Remove coolant hose from locator at front of subframe.

34. Position Powertrain Lift with Universal Subframe/Powertrain Removal and Installation Bracket or equivalent and raise it to subframe.

35. Remove four sub-frame retaining bolts. Carefully lower subframe approximately one inch and push up on steering gear to separate it from subframe. Continue lowering subframe and remove assembly from vehicle.

36. Remove retaining clips, disconnect transaxle cooling lines at quick-disconnect, and position lines aside. Place protective caps over open lines and fittings.

37. Remove clip nut for exhaust bracket retaining bolt. Position transmission jack under vehicle and raise it to a secure position.

38. CAUTION: Do not damage differential seals when using pry bar.

Using a pry bar, carefully remove left and right axle shafts from transaxle. Support axle shafts with mechanics wire to an underbody access hole.

39. Disconnect vehicle speed (VSS) sensor and turbine shaft speed (TSS) sensor connectors.

40. Remove two bolts retaining transaxle support bracket to left insulator.

41. Remove two remaining transaxle bolts, separate transaxle from engine, and carefully lower transaxle from vehicle.