Disassembly
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DISASSEMBLY
1. Clean away any sand, mud, etc. adhered around the transaxle.
2. Place the transaxle assembly on the workbench with the oil pan down.
3. Remove the torque converter.
4. Use the special tool to mount the dial gauge on the transaxle case and measure the end play of the input shaft.
5. Remove the pulse generator "A" and "B".
6. Remove the manual control lever, then remove the Park/Neutral Position (PNP) switch.
7. Remove the oil pan, magnets and gasket.
8. Remove the oil filter from the valve body.
9. Remove the 10 valve body mounting bolts.
10. Remove the oil temperature sensor holder and remove the oil temperature sensor harness from the clamp.
11. Press the finger of the solenoid valve harness grommet, push the grommet into the case and remove the valve body assembly.
12. Pull out the oil temperature sensor.
13. Remove the parking roller support.
14. Remove the set screw of the manual control shaft and remove the manual control shaft assembly.
15. Remove the detent plate.
16. Remove the differential cover and gasket.
17. Remove the differential front bearing cap.
18. Remove the differential bearing retainer, spacer and outer race.
19. Remove the differential assembly.
20. Take out the end clutch cover installation bolts, then remove the cover holder and end clutch cover.
21. Remove the end clutch assembly.
22. Remove the thrust plate.
23. Remove the end clutch hub.
24. Remove thrust bearing #11.
NOTE: It may be stuck to the end clutch hub.
25. Pull out the end clutch shaft.
26. Remove the idler gear cover mounting bolts, then remove the idler gear cover and gasket.
27. Disengage the bolt stopper and remove the bolt.
28. Using the special tool, pull out the idler shaft and then remove the idler gear and bearing inner race.
29. Remove the spacer.
30. Remove the oil pump installation bolts.
31. Use the special tool to remove the oil pump.
32. Remove thrust washer #1 and thrust race #3.
33. Hold the input shaft and remove the front clutch assembly and rear clutch assembly together.
34. Remove thrust bearing #5.
35. Remove the clutch hub.
NOTE: The thrust race may be stuck to the clutch hub.
36. Remove thrust bearing #7.
37. Remove the kickdown drum.
38. Remove the kickdown band.
39. Remove the kickdown servo cover snap ring. Then remove the kickdown servo switch.
40. Using the special tool, push in the kickdown servo and remove the snap ring.
41. Remove the kickdown servo piston.
42. Remove the anchor rod.
43. Remove the plug, then remove the air exhaust plug.
44. Remove the snap ring.
45. Using the special tool, remove the center support.
46. Remove the reverse sun gear and forward sun gear together.
47. Remove the planetary carrier assembly.
48. Remove the wave spring, return spring, reaction plate, brake discs, and brake plates.
49. Remove the screws and the rear bearing retainer.
50. Remove the snap ring and then remove the output flange assembly.
51. Remove the output bearing retainer mounting bolts and then remove the output bearing retainer and outer race.
52. Insert a rod 8 mm (0.31 inch) in diameter and 200 mm (7.87 inch) in length from the hole shown in the figure and punch out the rear output shaft.
53. Using the special tool, remove the center differential.
54. Put a bolt (M6) into the center bearing retainer and holding that bolt, remove the center bearing retainer and outer race.
55. Remove the center bearing retainer stopper bolt.
56. First remove the stopper ring and then put a bearing puller or similar tool in the viscous coupling groove and pull out the viscous coupling.
57. Remove the front bearing retainer mounting bolt (M10). Then, screw a bolt (M12) into the threaded hole of the front bearing retainer and, holding that bolt, remove the front bearing retainer and outer race.
58. Remove the front output shaft.
59. Using a sliding hammer or similar tool, remove the outer race.
60. Remove the oil seals.