Transmission Removal and Installation

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Removal
- 4WD MODEL -





CAUTION: When removing the A/T assembly from engine, first remove the crankshaft position sensor from the A/T assembly upper side.
Be careful not to damage sensor edge.

1. Remove battery negative terminal.
2. Remove exhaust front and rear tubes.
3. Remove fluid charging pipe from A/T assembly.
4. Remove oil cooler pipe from A/T assembly.
5. Plug up openings such as the fluid charging pipe hole, etc.
6. Remove propeller shaft.
7. Remove transfer control linkage from transfer.
^ Insert plug into rear oil seal after removing rear propeller shaft.
^ Be careful not to damage spline, sleeve yoke and rear oil seal.

8. Remove A/T control cable from A/T assembly.
9. Disconnect A/T. turbine revolution sensor (VG33ER only) and vehicle speed sensor harness connectors.





10. Remove starter motor.
Tightening torque: Refer to Specifications.
11. Remove gusset and rear plate cover securing engine to A/T assembly.
12. Remove bolts securing torque converter to drive plate.
^ Remove the bolts by turning crankshaft.





13. Support A/T and transfer assembly with a jack.
14. Remove rear engine mounting member from body and A/T assembly. Tighten rear engine mounting member to the specified torque.
15. Remove bolts securing A/T assembly to engine.
16. Lower A/T assembly with transfer.

-2WD MODEL-
1. Remove battery negative terminal.
2. Remove exhaust front and rear tubes.





3. Remove fluid charging pipe from A/T assembly.
4. Remove oil cooler pipe from A/T assembly.
5. Plug up openings such as the fluid charging pipe hole, etc.
6. Remove propeller shaft. Refer to"Removal and Installation".
^ Insert plug into rear oil seal after removing rear propeller shaft.
^ Be careful not to damage spline, sleeve yoke and rear oil seal.

7. Remove A/T control cable from A/T assembly.
8. Disconnect A/T, turbine revolution sensor (VG33ER only) and vehicle speed sensor harness connectors.
9. Remove starter motor.
Tightening torque: Refer to Specifications.
10. Remove gusset and rear plate cover securing engine to A/T assembly.
11. Remove bolts securing torque converter to drive plate. Remove the bolts by turning crankshaft.
12. Support A/T assembly with a jack.
13. Remove rear engine mounting member from body and A/T assembly. Tighten rear engine mounting member to the specified torque.
14. Remove bolts securing A/T assembly to engine.
15. Pull A/T assembly backwards.
^ Secure torque converter to prevent it from dropping.
^ Secure A/T assembly to a jack.

16. Lower A/T assembly.

Installation





^ Drive plate runout
Maximum allowable runout: Specifications.
If this runout is out of specification, replace drive plate with ring gear.





^ When connecting torque converter to transmission, measure distance "A" to be certain that they are correctly assembled.
Distance "A"
VG33E: 26.0 mm (1.024 inch) or more
VG33ER: 25.0 mm (0.984 inch) or more





^ Install converter to drive plate.
^ After converter is installed to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transmission rotates freely without binding.








^ Tighten bolts securing transmission.

^ Reinstall any part removed.





^ Check fluid level in transmission.
^ Move selector lever through all positions to be sure that transmission operates correctly. With parking brake applied, rotate engine at idling. Move selector lever through N to D, to 2, to 1 and to R positions. A slight shock should be felt by hand gripping selector each time transmission is shifted.
^ Perform road test.