Transmission Mount: Service and Repair

Transaxle Support Insulator













Removal

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to Vehicle Jacking and Lifting.

2. Loosen the exhaust flexible pipe clamp and disconnect the 2 exhaust hangers.





3. Remove the 4 nuts and the exhaust flexible pipe and Y-pipe as an assembly.
- Discard the nuts and the gasket.





4. Remove the 2 nuts and the roll restrictor heat shield.





5. Remove the roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt.





6. Remove the bolts from the roll restrictor bracket, the roll restrictor-to-transaxle through bolt and remove the roll restrictor.





7. Remove the 3 bolts and the roll restrictor bracket.





8. Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor electrical connector and the wiring harness fastener from the Air Cleaner (ACL) assembly.





9. Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose from the ACL outlet pipe.





10. Disconnect the engine breather from the ACL assembly.





11. Remove the ACL assembly bracket bolt.





12. Loosen the ACL outlet pipe clamp at the Throttle Body (TB) and remove the ACL and ACL outlet pipe assembly.





13. Remove the battery. For additional information, refer to Battery.

14. Remove the battery tray.

1. Disconnect the wiring harness fasteners.

2. Remove the 3 bolts and the battery tray.





15. NOTICE: The Oil Pan Holding Fixture must be carefully aligned to the mounting bosses on the oil pan. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the oil pan.

NOTE: The Oil Pan Holding Fixture and floor jack are used to raise and lower the engine to access the engine front cover and engine mount bracket fasteners.

Position a floor jack and the Oil Pan Holding Fixture under the oil pan and raise the floor jack high enough to release the pressure on the transaxle support insulator.





16. Remove the transaxle support insulator through bolt and flagnut.





17. Remove the 3 nuts, the bolt and the transaxle support insulator bracket.





18. Lower the jack until the transmission fluid cooler tube clears the lower transmission support insulator bolts.

19. Loosen the battery tray support bracket bolts.





20. Remove the top transaxle support insulator bolts.





21. Remove the bottom transaxle support insulator bolts.





Installation

1. Install the bottom transaxle support insulator bolts.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).





2. Install the top transaxle support insulator bolts.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).





3. Tighten the battery tray support bracket bolts.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





4. Using the jack and the Oil Pan Holding Fixture, lift the transaxle into place.





5. Install the transaxle support insulator bracket, bolt and the 3 nuts.
- Tighten the transaxle support insulator bracket nuts to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft).

- Tighten the transaxle support insulator bracket bolt to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).





6. Install the transaxle support insulator through bolt and flagnut.
- Tighten to 175 Nm (129 lb-ft).





7. Install the battery tray.

1. Install the 3 bolts.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

2. Connect the wiring harness fasteners to the battery tray.





8. Install the battery. For additional information, refer to Battery.

9. Position the ACL assembly in place and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 11 Nm (97 lb-in).





10. Tighten the ACL outlet pipe clamp at the TB.
- Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).





11. Connect the engine breather to the ACL assembly.





12. Connect the brake booster vacuum hose to the ACL assembly.





13. Connect the MAF sensor electrical connector and connect the electrical harness fastener.





14. Position the roll restrictor bracket on the transaxle and install the 3 bolts.
- Tighten to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft).





15. Position the roll restrictor in place, install the bracket and the bolts.
- Tighten the roll restrictor bracket bolts to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft).

- Tighten the roll restrictor-to-transaxle through bolt to 115 Nm (85 lb-ft).





16. Install the roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt.
- Tighten to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft).





17. Install the roll restrictor heat shield and the 2 nuts.
- Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).





18. Position the exhaust Y-pipe assembly in place and install a new gasket and 4 new nuts.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).





19. Install the 2 exhaust hangers and tighten the exhaust clamp.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).





20. Check the transmission fluid level and fill with clean transmission fluid to the correct level.