Housing Case
HOUSING CASEDisassembly Procedure
1. Remove the transaxle from the vehicle.
2. Remove the shift lever cover bolts and the shift lever cover. Do not disassemble the shift lever cover.
3. Remove the transaxle cover bolts and the transaxle cover.
4. Remove the bearing plate bolts and the bearing plate, with the shafts attached. Do not disassemble the shafts.
5. Remove the differential from the transaxle housing. Do not disassemble the differential.
6. Remove the backup lamp switch from the transaxle housing.
7. Remove the clutch-release bearing and the clutch-release bearing guide.
8. Remove the speedometer-driven gear bolt and the speedometer-driven gear from the transaxle housing.
Assembly Procedure
1. Install the speedometer-driven gear bolt and the speedometer-driven gear into the transaxle housing.
- Tighten the speedometer-driven gear bolt to 5 Nm (44 inch lbs.).
2. Install the clutch-release bearing guide and the clutch-release bearing.
3. Install the backup lamp switch into the transaxle housing.
- Tighten the backup lamp switch to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
4. Install the differential into the transaxle housing.
5. Install the bearing plate, with the shafts attached.
6. Install the bearing plate bolts.
- Tighten the bearing plate bolts to 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).
7. Install the transaxle cover and the transaxle cover bolts.
- Tighten the bigger transaxle cover bolts to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) and the smaller transaxle cover bolts to 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.).
8. Install the gearshift lever cover and the gearshift lever cover bolts.
- Tighten the gearshift lever cover bolts to 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).
9. Install the transaxle into the vehicle.