FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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6MT

REPLACEMENT
1) Lift up the vehicle.
2) Remove the front exhaust pipe and center exhaust pipe.
3) Remove the drain plug and completely drain the transmission gear oil.

CAUTION:
^ Immediately after the vehicle has been running or after idling for a long time, the transmission gear oil will be hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.
^ Be careful not to spill the transmission gear oil on exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or causing fires. If transmission gear oil is spilled on the exhaust pipe, wipe it off completely.


NOTE: Use TORX bit T70 to remove the drain plug on clutch housing side.





4) Tighten the drain plug.

NOTE:
^ Use a new gasket.
^ Use TORX bit T70 to install the drain plug on clutch housing side.

Tightening torque:
Oil pan side 44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)
Clutch housing side 70 N-m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)
5) Separate the front drive shaft from the transmission.
6) Remove the differential side retainer oil seal by using a flat tip screwdriver or similar tools.
7) Using the ST, install the differential side retainer oil seal by lightly tapping with a hammer.
ST 18675AA000 DIFFERENTIAL SIDE OIL SEAL INSTALLER
8) Apply transmission gear oil to the oil seal lips.
9) Set the ST to the side retainer.
ST 28399SA010 OIL SEAL PROTECTOR
10) Install the front drive shaft into the transmission.

NOTE: Replace the circlip of drive shaft with a new part.

11) Install the front drive shaft into transmission, remove the ST and insert the drive shaft securely. ST 28399SA010 OIL SEAL PROTECTOR
12) Install the front exhaust pipe and the center exhaust pipe.
13) Lower the vehicle.
14) Fill with transmission gear oil through the oil level gauge hole.
Recommended gear oil: GL-5 (75W-90) or equivalent
Transmission gear oil capacity: 4.1 (4.3 US qt, 3.6 Imp qt)
15) Check the level of the transmission gear oil.