Part 3
Engine
WARNING: Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.
All vehicles
43. Remove the 2 Y-pipe flange nuts.
- Detach the exhaust hanger and remove the Y-pipe.
- Discard the gaskets and nuts.
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles
44. NOTE: Index-mark the driveshaft for installation.
Remove and discard the 4 bolts and support the driveshaft with a length of mechanic's wire.
All vehicles
45. Remove the drain plug and drain the engine oil.
- Install the drain plug and tighten to 27 Nm (20 lb-ft).
46. Remove and discard the engine oil filter.
47. If equipped, detach the oil cooler hose support clip from the subframe.
48. Remove the Power Steering Pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-steering gear bolt.
49. Remove the bolt, rotate the clamp plate clockwise and disconnect the PSP (Power Steering Pressure) tube from the steering gear.
- Discard the O-ring seal.
50. Remove the engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt and loosen the engine roll restrictor-to-transaxle bracket through bolt.
51. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the upper stabilizer link nuts.
52. NOTE: The hex-holding feature can be used to prevent turning of the stud while removing the nut.
NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the tie-rod end nuts.
- Separate the tie-rod ends from the wheel knuckles.
53. NOTICE: Suspension fasteners are critical parts because they affect performance of vital components and systems and their failure may result in major service expense. New parts must be installed with the same part number or equivalent part, if replacement is necessary. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or substitute design. Torque values must be used as specified during reassembly to make sure of correct retention of these parts.
NOTICE: Use care when releasing the lower arm and knuckle into the resting position or damage to the ball joint seal or Constant Velocity (CV) boot may occur.
NOTE: Use the hex-holding feature to prevent the stud from turning while removing the nut.
NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the lower ball joint-to-wheel knuckle nuts.
- Separate the lower ball joints from the wheel knuckles.
54. Using a wax pencil, mark the relationship of the front subframe to the underbody at the mounting locations.
55. Position the Powertrain Lift under the subframe assembly.
56. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the subframe bracket-to-body bolts.
57. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the rear subframe bolts and the subframe brackets.
58. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the front subframe bolts.
59. Lower the subframe assembly from the vehicle.
60. Pull the RH wheel knuckle outward and rotate it toward the rear of the vehicle.
- Secure the RH wheel knuckle assembly.
61. Remove the 2 intermediate shaft bracket nuts.
62. Remove the intermediate and halfshaft assembly.
63. NOTICE: The sharp edges on the stub shaft splines can slice or puncture the oil seal. Use care when removing the stub shaft from the transmission or damage to the component may occur.
Using the Slide Hammer and Halfshaft Remover, remove the halfshaft from the transmission.
64. Remove and discard the circlip from the stub shaft.
65. If equipped, disconnect the oil cooler coolant hoses.
66. Remove the 2 RH halfshaft support bracket studs.
67. Remove the 4 bolts and the RH halfshaft support bracket.
68. Remove the 2 secondary latches from the transmission fluid cooler tubes at the transmission fluid cooler thermal bypass valve.
