Removal

REMOVAL

1. Raise hood.
2. Remove air cleaner assembly (Fig. 5).
3. Disconnect both battery cables.

4. Remove battery hold down clamp and bolt, and remove battery (Fig. 6).

5. Remove battery tray from bracket (Fig. 7).

6. Disconnect back-up lamp switch connector (Fig. 8).

7. Remove shift cable-to-bracket clips (Fig. 9).
8. Disconnect shift selector and crossover cable from levers (Fig. 9). Remove cables and secure out of the way.

9. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor connector (Fig. 10).
10. Raise vehicle on hoist.

11. Remove transaxle oil drain plug (Fig. 11) and drain oil into a suitable container. Reinstall drain plug and torque to 28 Nm (250 in. lbs.) torque.

12. Using tool 6638A (Fig. 12), disconnect clutch master cylinder hydraulic tube from the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder (Fig. 13).
13. Remove both axle half shafts.

14. Disconnect power steering hose from structural collar (Fig. 14)

15. Remove the left engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace and structural collar (Fig. 15). Engine Mount

16. Remove bellhousing dust cover (Fig. 16).

17. Remove the right engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace (Fig. 17).

18. Remove starter motor (Fig. 18).

19. Remove drive plate-to-clutch module bolts (Fig. 20).
20. Support engine at oil pan with screw jack and wood block.

21. Remove transaxle upper mount bolts (Fig. 19).
22. Carefully lower engine and transaxle on screw jack until proper removal clearance is obtained.
23. Obtain a helper to assist in holding transaxle while removing transaxle-to-engine mounting bolts (Fig. 20).
24. Remove transaxle from vehicle (Fig. 20).
25. Remove clutch module (Fig. 20) from transaxle input shaft.

26. If installing a new or replacement transaxle, remove the clutch slave cylinder as shown in (Fig. 21), and transfer to the replacement unit.

27. If installing a new or replacement transaxle, remove the upper mount as shown in (Fig. 22), transfer to the replacement unit and torque all bolts to 62 Nm (45 ft. lbs.) torque.