Removal

WARNING:
- Make sure lifts, jacks, and safety stands are placed properly, and hoist brackets are attached to the correct position on the engine.
- Apply the parking brake and block the rear wheels so vehicle will not roll off the stands and fall on you while working under it.

NOTE: Use fender covers to avoid damaging painted surfaces.

1. Disconnect the negative terminal, then disconnect the positive terminal from the battery.
2. Remove the intake air duct and the air cleaner housing assembly.





3. Remove the starter cables. Remove the harness clamp from the clamp bracket.
4. Remove the transmission ground cable terminal and the radiator hose clamp from the transmission hanger.





5. Disconnect the lock-up control solenoid valve connector, then remove the harness clamp from the clamp bracket.





6. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS), the countershaft speed sensor, and the A/T gear position switch connectors.





7. Remove the transmission housing mounting bolts.





8. Disconnect the mainshaft speed sensor, the shift control solenoid valve, and the linear solenoid connectors.





9. Remove the drain plug, and drain the automatic transmission fluid (ATF). Reinstall the drain plug with a new sealing washer.





10. Remove the guard bar and the splash shield.
11. Remove the cotter pins and castle nuts, then separate the ball joints from the lower arm.





12. Remove the right damper fork bolt, then separate right damper fork and damper.
13. Pry the right driveshaft out of the differential, and pry the left driveshaft out of the intermediate shaft.
14. Pull out the inboard joint, and remove the right and left driveshaft.





15. Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends. Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil.
16. Disconnect the primary heated oxygen sensor (Primary HO2S) connector.





17. Remove exhaust pipe A.
18. Remove the shift cable cover.





19. Remove the snap pin and control pin, then separate the shift cable from the control lever. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.
20. Make reference marks across the transfer assembly and propeller shaft flanges.





21. Separate the propeller shaft from the transfer assembly.
22. Remove the intermediate shaft.





23. Tie plastic bags over the both ends of the intermediate shaft. Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil.
24. Remove the right front mount bracket.





25. Remove the ATF cooler hoses at the ATF cooler lines. Turn the ends of the cooler hoses up to prevent ATF from flowing out, then plug the lines and hoses. Check for any sign of leakage at the hose joints.
26. Remove the rear stiffener and torque converter cover.





27. Remove the eight drive plate bolts, one at a time, while rotating the crankshaft pulley.





28. Place a jack under the transmission, raise it just enough to take it off of the mounts, then remove the transmission mount bracket.





29. Remove the front side transmission housing mounting bolt.





30. Remove the rear side transmission housing mounting bolt and the rear engine mounting bolts.
31. Pull the transmission away from the engine until it clears the dowel pins, then lower it on the transmission jack.
32. Remove the torque converter assembly from the transmission.
33. Remove the starter from the transmission housing.