325-4L Auto Transmission
325-4L TRANSMISSION REMOVAL AND INSTALLATIONREMOVAL
1. Open hood, place protective covers on both fenders and disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove air cleaner.
3. Disconnect the speedometer cable at transmission.
4. Disconnect the T.V. cable from the throttle lever at its upper end. Disconnect the T.V. cable from the bracket by depressing both retainers and sliding the cable out.
5. Remove upper center final drive bolt (from top).
6. Remove two nuts on left exhaust pipe to manifold.
7. Remove transmission to engine bolts and stud from top.
8. Remove fuel line to transmission bracket.
9. Raise car on hoist.
10. Remove remaining final drive bolts (five).
11. Remove the starter assembly.
12. Remove TCC electrical connector.
13. Disconnect the transmission oil cooler lines and plug the openings.
14. Remove flexplate inspection cover.
15. Remove two (2) bolts on left exhaust pipe and remove pipe.
16. Remove three (3) nuts off of the right exhaust pipe and two (2) bolts from the catalytic converter hanger.
17. Remove four (4) bolts from torque box crossmember and two (2) bolts from the fuel lines.
18. Remove the torque converter to flexplate bolts. Mark relative positioning of flexplate to torque converter for proper balance upon installation.
19. Disconnect the shift linkage at the transmission.
20. Remove right-hand transmission mount.
21. Position a transmission jack under transmission.
22. Remove left transmission mount through bolt. Remove lower bracket-to-transmission bolt. Raise transmission assembly approximately 2 inches (51 mm) for access to (2) remaining upper bracket-to-transmission bolts.
23. Remove remaining engine to transmission bolt and bracket.
24. Carefully lower the transmission while disengaging the final drive.
25. Install converter holding tool J-21366 and remove the transmission from the car.
INSTALLATION
^ Always replace the final drive to transmission gasket. To install transmission, reverse removal procedure. To assist in the engagement of the final drive to transmission splines, make sure that the final drive to transmission mounting faces are in alignment with each other. After the splines are engaged, loosely install two final drive to transmission lower attaching bolts. Time can be saved by installing two engine to transmission bolts from above first to aid alignment.
^ After the final drive and transmission are mated, align the transmission with the engine and install the remaining attaching bolts.
^ Before installing the flexplate to converter bolts, make certain that the weld nuts on the converter are flush with the flexplate and the converter rotates freely by hand in this position. Also make sure flexplate and torque converter are lined-up for proper balance. Then hand start all three bolts and tighten finger tight. This will insure proper converter alignment.
^ Torque all bolts to specifications.
^ Adjust shift linkage.
^ Adjust T.V. cable.
^ Refill transmission with fluid.