Rear Mount
REMOVALA resilient rubber cushion supports the transmission at the rear between the transmission extension housing and the rear support crossmember or skid plate.
All Transmissions
1. Disconnect negative cable from battery.
2. Raise the vehicle and support the transmission.
3. Remove the nuts holding the support cushion to the skid plate (Fig. 75) (Fig. 76).
Manual Transmissions
1. Remove nuts holding support cushion to transmission support bracket.
2. Remove the support cushion.
3. Remove bolts holding transmission support bracket to transmission.
4. Remove the transmission support bracket.
Automatic Transmissions
1. Remove nuts holding support cushion to transmission support bracket (Fig. 76). Remove the support cushion.
2. Remove the bolts holding the transmission support bracket to transmission.
3. Remove the transmission support bracket.
INSTALLATION
Manual Transmission
1. Position the transmission mount bracket to the transmission and install the bolts (Fig. 65).
2. Tighten the bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.) torque.
3. Position the support cushion to the transmission mount bracket and install nuts (Fig. 65).
Automatic Transmission
1. Position the transmission mount bracket to the transmission and install the bolts. Tighten the bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.) torque.
2. Position the support cushion to the transmission mount bracket and install nuts. Tighten the nuts to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) torque (Fig. 66).
3. If the support cushion bracket was removed from the skid plate, position the bracket on the skid plate and install the nuts and bolts. Tighten the nuts to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.) torque.
All Transmissions
1. Position the skid plate to the studs of the support cushion and install the nuts (Fig. 65) (Fig. 66). Tighten the nuts to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.) torque.
2. Install the skid plate bolts to the sill and tighten to 75 Nm (55 ft. lbs.) torque.
3. Remove the transmission support.
4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Connect negative cable to battery.