Removal and Replacement

Part 1:

Part 2:

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS

(A) STARTER MOTOR REMOVAL
Remove the starter motor with the starter motor harness still connected, and secure it inside the engine compartment.

(B) SUPPORTING ENGINE ASSEMBLY




Set the special tool to the vehicle to support the engine assembly.

(C) TRANSAXLE MOUNT BOLT REMOVAL




Use a garage jack to raise the transaxle assembly until there is no load on the transaxle mounting insulator, and then remove the transaxle mounting bolts.

CAUTION: When jacking up the transaxle assembly, support it over a wide area so force is not applied to only one part of it.

(D) TIE ROD END REMOVAL





CAUTION:
1. Loosen the nut only, don't remove it from the tie rod end.
2. Suspend the special tool by a cord not to let it come off.

(E) LOWER ARM BALL JOINT REMOVAL





CAUTION:
1. Loosen the nut only, don't remove it from the knuckle.
2. Suspend the special tool by a cord not to let it come off.

(F) DRIVE SHAFT DISCONNECTION




1. Insert a pry bar between the transaxle case and the drive shaft, and then pry the drive shaft from the transaxle.

NOTE: Take out the drive shaft with the hub and knuckle, etc., still attached.

CAUTION:
1. Always use a pry bar to remove the drive shaft, or the inboard joint can be damaged.
2. Do not insert the pry bar so deep as to damage the oil seal.




2. Suspend the removed drive shaft with wire so that there are no sharp bends in any of the joints.
3. Turn the right hand drive shaft 90° toward the front of the vehicle so that it will not be a hindrance.




4. Use the special tool as a cover to prevent the entry of foreign objects into the transaxle case.

(G) CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER DISCONNECTION




Remove the clutch release cylinder and then secure at the body side without disconnecting the oil line coupling.

(H) TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL




Support the transaxle assembly by using transaxle jack; then, after moving the transaxle assembly to the right, lower it.

CAUTION: Do not tilt the transaxle assembly.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT

(A) DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLATION




Temporarily install the drive shaft so that the inboard joint pan of the drive shaft is perpendicular to the transaxle.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the oil seal by the serrated part of the drive shaft.