Manual Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

Removing and Installing Transmission

Tools Descriptions:

Removing

1. Disconnect ground strap at battery.

2. Loosen rear wheels. Engage 5th gear.




3. Loosen parking brake cable at connector. Unscrew locknut and pull out cable toward rear (only for cars with welded battery console).




4. Remove nuts on spring struts in luggage compartment.

5. Remove battery (only for cars with bolted battery console).




6. Turn one rear wheel (holding wheel on opposite side) to position coupling bolt between input shaft and drive shaft, and remove bolt.

7. Move shift lever to neutral and remove rear wheels.

8. Detach brake calipers and suspend on wire so that brake hoses are without tension.

9. Remove exhaust assembly after catalytic converter and remove heat shield.




10. After stripping back the dust cover, remove set screw from shift rod coupling. Detach shift rod by pushing it off of main shift rod.




11. Remove battery console (only for cars with bolted battery console).




12. Pull off wires on backup lights. Remove pulse transmitter for speedometer and both wires from mounting clips.

13. Detach axle shafts at transmission end and suspend from rear axle cross member in horizontal position.

14. Disconnect stabilizer bar at lower control arm.




15. support transmission with special tool US 8031 attached to stabilizer bar.




16. Remove both bolts of transmission mounts on rear axle cross member as well as 2 bolts between rear axle cross member and frame.

Note: To improve the insulating effect of transmission mounts, (since March of 1980) the gap between the transmission mounts and rear axle cross member is measured during assembly and eliminated by installing shims.
For this reason the shims must be marked for installation later,




17. Place floor crane underneath rear axle cross member. Mark position of rear axle cross member. Remove last 4 bolts on rear axle cross member. Tilt rear axle carefully, making sure that spring struts or control arms do not twist. Support rear axle in tilted position to keep the entire weight off of the lower control arm link pins.




Note: Entire rear axle assembly of cars with a welded battery console must be removed. Mark toe eccen tric for installation later and remove eccentric bolts.




18. Mount transmission support/bracket on transmission. Remove 6 bolts between central tube and transmission, as well as Special Tool US 8029. Pull back transmission to one side and lower.


Installing

1. Install the marked spacers or spacers of determined thickness between the transmission mounts and rear axle cross member.

2. Watch marks of toe eccentric and cross member to body when installing the rear axle.

3. Adjust parking brake.

4. Observe the specified torque values.