Removal
Special Tools:
Removal
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 the air cleaner assembly.
3. Loosen hose clamp at throttle body, disconnect two clips, remove air cleaner and remove air filter.
4. Disconnect digital Transmission Range (TR) sensor and 10-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.
6. Remove retaining nut for 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 the coil pack. Remove two retaining bolts from the 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 from cylinder head and position wire aside.
13. Install Engine Lifting Brackets 303-050 (T70P-6000) to right front and left rear cylinder heads. Install the lifting bracket to the left rear cylinder head.
14. Install Rotunda Adjustable Three-Legged Engine Support 014-00750 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 309-001 (T94T-6000-AH) to flex pipe.
22. Disconnect 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 211-S200 (T96P-3010-A) and Steering Arm Remover 211-003 (T64P-3590-F), 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. Rotate torque converter using the crankshaft pulley bolt and remove four converter-to-flexplate nuts. Discard nuts.
1. Secure outer tie rods at brake hose brackets.
2. Remove two steering gear-to-sub-frame 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 sub-frame. Remove coolant hose from locator at front of sub-frame.
34. Position Powertrain Lift 014-00765 under vehicle with Universal Sub-Frame/Powertrain Removal and Installation Bracket 014-00766 and raise it to sub-frame.
35. Remove four sub-frame retaining bolts. Carefully lower sub-frame approximately one inch and push up on steering gear to separate it from sub-frame. Continue lowering sub-frame 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 Sensor (VSS) 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.