Case: Service and Repair

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Negative battery cable.
2. Transaxle park/neutral position switch connector.
3. Raise vehicle and suitably support.
4. Left front wheel ant! tire assembly.
5. Inner splash shield.
6. Tie rod end from knuckle assembly. Refer to STEERING AND SUSPENSION.
7. Stabilizer shaft link from lower control arm. Refer to STEERING AND SUSPENSION.
8. Ball joint from steering knuckle. Refer to FRONT SUSPENSION.
9. Drive axle from transaxle. Refer to DRIVE AXLE.
10. Pinch bolt from steering gear intermediate shaft. Refer to TILT STEERING COLUMN UNIT REPAIR.

CAUTION: Failure to disconnect the intermediate shaft from the rack and pinion steering gear stub shaft can result in damage to the steering gear and/or intermediate shaft. This damage may cause loss of steering control which could result in an accident and possible personal injury.

11. Intermediate shaft from steering gear.
12. Position a transmission jack under transaxle oil pan. Raise jack until it supports transaxle.
13. Three frame-to-body bolts on left side.
14. Lower the transmission jack and transaxle to rain access to the case side cover.
15. Oil cooler pipes at case.
16. Side cover bolts.
17. Case side cover.

Clean
- Case and side cover gasket surfaces.

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. New gaskets on case.
2. Side cover and new bolts.
- Tighten side cover bolts to 11 Nm (98 inch lbs.).
3. Oil cooler pipes.
- Tighten:
^ Ball check fitting to 52 Nm (38 ft. lbs.).
^ Pipe fitting 38 Nm (28 ft. lbs.).
4. Raise transaxle so frame bolts can be installed.
5. Three frame-to-body bolts.
- Tighten frame-to-body bolts to 112 Nm (83 ft. lbs.).
6. Remove transmission jack.
7. Intermediate shaft to steering gear. Refer to TILT STEERING COLUMN UNIT REPAIR.
8. Pinch bolt at intermediate shaft. Refer to TILT STEERING COLUMN UNIT REPAIR.
9. Drive axle.
10. Ball joint to steering knuckle. Refer to STEERING AND SUSPENSION.
11. Remove drive axle seal protectors.
12. Stabilizer shaft link to lower control arm. Refer to STEERING AND SUSPENSION.
13. Tie rod end to knuckle. Refer to STEERING AND SUSPENSION.
14. Inner splash shield.
15. Left front wheel and tire assembly. Refer to TIRE AND WHEELS.
16. Lower vehicle.
17. Transaxle park/neutral position switch connector.
18. Negative battery cable.

Inspect
- For leaks.
- Fluid level.