Transaxle Removal
TRANSAXLE - 2.5L REMOVAL
Removal
All vehicles
NOTE:Carry out the transmission fluid cooler backflushing and cleaning if the transaxle is being overhauled or if installing a new or remanufactured transaxle. See - Service and Repair.
NOTE:Carry out the transmission fluid cooler flow test if the transaxle is being overhauled or if installing a new or remanufactured transaxle. See - Service and Repair.
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. See Lifting.
2. Remove the battery and the battery tray. See Removal and Replacement and Service and Repair.
3. Remove the air cleaner (ACL) and outlet pipe assembly. See - Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe Removal/Installation.
All wheel drive (AWD) vehicles
1. Disconnect the power transfer unit (PTU) vent hose from the clip located on the transaxle fluid filler tube.
All vehicles
1. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the manual control lever.
2. Remove the 2 retaining bolts and position the selector lever cable and bracket aside.
3. Remove the selector lever cable retainer from the transaxle fluid filler tube bracket.
NOTE:Transaxle removed for clarity.
4. Remove the 3 upper transaxle retaining bolts.
5. Install the Engine Support Bar and Adapters and support the engine and transaxle.
6. Remove the LH support insulator through bolt.
7. Remove the 4 nuts and the support insulator brackets.
8. Remove the front wheels and tires. See Service and Repair.
9. Remove the 7 retainers and the LH splash shield.
10. Remove the starter motor. See - Service and Repair.
11. Remove the LH front halfshaft and RH intermediate shaft. See Front Drive Halfshafts Removal/Installation.
12. Remove the lower support insulator.
a. Remove the lower support insulator through bolt.
b. Remove the lower support insulator bolt and 2 nuts.
c. Remove the lower support insulator.
All wheel drive (AWD) vehicles
1. Index the driveshaft to the yoke and remove the 6 bolts holding the driveshaft to the PTU.
All vehicles
1. Remove the 4 bolts and remove the cross brace.
2. Remove the lower front support insulator through bolt for the mount and the 2 bolts from the cross brace.
3. Remove and discard the nut and remove the rear cross brace.
NOTE:If transaxle disassembly or installation of a new transaxle is necessary, the transaxle fluid will need to be drained.
4. Remove the drain plug and drain the transaxle fluid.
5. Install the transaxle fluid drain plug.
- Tighten to 12 Nm {1.2 kgf-m, 106 in-lbf}.
All wheel drive (AWD) vehicles
1. Remove the 2 exhaust bracket-to-intermediate shaft bracket bolts.
NOTE:Exhaust removed for clarity.
2. Remove the 4 PTU bracket-to-engine bolts.
3. Remove the PTU bracket-to-engine bolt.
4. Remove the 2 PTU bracket-to-PTU bolts and remove the bracket.
NOTE:Exhaust removed for clarity.
5. Remove the bolts from the PTU.
6. Remove the bolt and remove the PTU.
Front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles
1. Remove the 3 bolts and the dampener.
All vehicles
1. Remove the 3 bolts holding the transaxle front mount bracket.
2. Remove the 2 secondary latches from the transaxle fluid cooler tubes.
3. Using the Transmission Cooler Line Disconnect Tool, disconnect the 2 transaxle fluid cooler tubes (1 shown).
4. Disconnect the transaxle electrical connector.
5. Disconnect the turbine shaft speed (TSS) sensor electrical connector.
6. Remove the transaxle electrical wiring harness retainers from the transmission fluid pan stud bolts.
7. Remove the starter motor isolator.
8. Remove and discard the 4 torque converter nuts.
9. Using the Engine Support Bar, lower the transaxle.
10. Push the torque converter back from the flexplate. Use a suitable transaxle jack to support the transaxle and remove the 3 rear bellhousing bolts.
11. Remove the 4 remaining transaxle-to-engine bolts.
CAUTION:The torque converter is heavy. Install the Torque Converter Retainer before lowering the transaxle.
12. Move the transaxle back far enough to install the Torque Converter Retainer.
13. Lower the transaxle from the engine compartment.