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Transaxle - All Wheel Drive (AWD)

Special Tool(s):

Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the battery and battery tray.
3. Remove the air cleaner and the outlet pipe.
4. Remove the cowl panel grille.
5. Remove the upper roll restrictor bolt.





6. Remove the 4 roll restrictor brace bolts and remove the roll restrictor brace.





7. Disconnect the shift cable end.





8. Remove the electrical connector from the shift cable bracket.





9. Remove the 2 bolts for the shift cable bracket and position the cable and bracket aside.





10. Disconnect the wire harness from the transaxle.





11. If equipped, remove the auxiliary coolant flow pump assembly.
1 Disconnect the electrical connector.
2 Remove the bolts and position the pump assembly aside.





12. Disconnect the lower wire harness from the transaxle.





13. Remove the 4 bolts for the roll restrictor bracket and remove the bracket.





14. Disconnect the wire harness from the roll restrictor, remove the 2 bolts and remove the roll restrictor.





15. Remove the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) hose.





16. Disconnect the vacuum hoses from the throttle body.





17. Remove the bolt for the power steering line bracket and position it aside.





18. Remove the plastic electrical cover for the starter motor electrical connectors.





19. Disconnect the 2 starter motor electrical connectors.





20. Remove the 2 bolts for the starter and remove the starter.





21. Remove the fluid cooler tube bracket from the transaxle.





22. Disconnect the ground wire.





23. CAUTION: Do not touch the electrical connector pins. Electrostatic charge may occur and will cause damage to the mechatronic unit.

Disconnect the transaxle bulkhead electrical connector.
^ Rotate the electrical connector counterclockwise to disconnect.





24. Disconnect the wire harness from the transaxle.





25. Remove the 4 upper transaxle bolts.





26. If a transaxle exchange or overhaul is required, the transmission fluid must be drained.
^ Remove the drain plug and allow the fluid to drain.





27. Remove the LH and RH halfshafts.
28. If removed, install the drain plug.
^ Tighten to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).





29. Remove and discard the 2 nuts for the front exhaust pipe.





30. Remove and discard the 2 nuts for the rear exhaust pipe.





31. Remove and discard the 2 nuts for the catalytic converter pipe, disconnect the rubber hanger and remove the pipe.





32. Remove the 2 outer bolts for the driveshaft brace.





33. NOTE: Index-mark the rear driveshaft flange to the power transfer unit (PTU).

NOTE: The driveshaft flange can stay in the PTU flange. It does not need to be positioned aside at this time.

Remove and discard the 6 bolts from the front driveshaft flange.





34. Remove the upper PTU bracket bolts and the bracket.





35. Remove the 4 bolts for the PTU and remove the PTU.





36. Using mechanic's wire, position the rear driveshaft aside.
37. If equipped, disconnect the engine block heater electrical connector.





38. Position the heat shield for the knock sensor aside.





39. Remove the bolt and remove the knock sensor.





40. Disconnect the knock sensor wire harness from the transaxle.





41. Remove the transaxle-to-engine bolt.





42. Remove the bolt for the power steering hose.





43. NOTE: When installing the lifting bracket it will be easier to loosely install the upper bolt first, then install the lower bolt.

Install the lower half of the lifting hook.





44. Install the upper half of the lifting hook.