Removal And Installation

Removal
- Remove battery and bracket.
- Remove air cleaner and resonator.
- Disconnect A/T solenoid harness connector and inhibitor switch harness connectors.
- Disconnect harness connectors of revolution sensor and vehicle speed sensor.




- Remove LH mounting bracket from transaxle and body.
- Disconnect control cable at transaxle side.
- Drain ATF.
- Remove drive shafts
- Disconnect oil cooler piping.
- Remove starter motor from transaxle.
- Support engine by placing a jack under oil pan.

Do not place jack under oil pan drain plug.




- Remove center member.




- Remove rear plate cover and bolts securing torque converter to drive plate.

Rotate crankshaft for access to securing bolts.




- Support transaxle with a jack.
- Remove bolts fixing A/T to engine.
- Lower transaxle while supporting it with a jack.

Installation




- Drive plate/Flywheel runout

Maximum allowable runout: Less than 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)

If this runout is out of allowance, replace drive plate and ring gear.




- When connecting torque convener to transaxle, measure distance "A" to be certain that they are correctly assembled.

Distance "A": 19 mm (0.75 in) or more




- Install bolts fixing convener to drive plate.
- After converter is installed to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transaxle rotates freely without binding.







- Tighten bolt securing transaxle.
- Reinstall any pan removed.




- Check fluid level in transaxle.
- Move selector lever through all positions to be sure that transaxle operates correctly.
- With parking brake applied, rotate engine at idling. Move selector lever through "N" to "D", to "2", to "1" and to "R". A slight shock should be felt by hand gripping selector each time transaxle is shifted.
- Perform road test.