how to replace and install transaxle

Transaxle Removal & Installation

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Steering column shaft bolt

   Battery and tray

   Air intake assembly

   Resonator

   Gearshift cables from the transaxle

   Gearshift cables from the bracket

   Hydraulic clutch line from retaining bracket

   Heated Oxygen Sensors (HO2S) and Catalyst Monitor Sensor (CMS) connections
3. Support the engine using Special Tools 303-290.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   NOTE

   Matchmark the subframe to the chassis.
   
   
   
   
   Rear engine mount and mount bracket

   Reverse lamp switch

   Upper transmission to engine bolts

   Tire and wheels

   Engine roll restrictor

   Tie rods from the knuckles

   Lower control arms from the wheel knuckles

   Stabilizer bar from the strut

   Power steering lines from the steering gear
5. Support the subframe with a suitable lifting device.
6. Remove the six subframe bolts and lower the subframe from the vehicle.
7. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)

   Right hand halfshaft from the transmission and hang securely aside

   Left hand halfshaft from the transmission and hang securely aside
8. Loosen, but do not remove, the starter mounting bolts
9. Disconnect the clutch hydraulic line.
10. Secure the transmission to a jack or suitable lifting device.
11. Remove the 10 transmission-to-engine bolts.
12. Pull the transmission rearward until the input shaft is clear of the pressure plate, then lower the transmission from the vehicle.
    
    
    

    

    Fig. Supporting the engine with Engine Support 303-290.

To install:

1. Lift the transmission into the vehicle.
2. Tighten the transmission-to-engine bolts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm).
3. Connect the clutch hydraulic line.
4. Tighten the starter motor mounting bolts to 18 ft. lbs. (25 Nm).
5. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Left hand halfshaft

   Right hand halfshaft

   VSS

   Subframe and tighten mounting bolts to 148 ft. lbs. (200 Nm)

   Power steering lines

   Stabilizer bar to the strut

   Lower control arms to the wheel knuckles

   Tie rods to the knuckles

   Engine roll restrictor

   Upper transmission-to-engine bolts and tighten to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm)

   Reverse lamp switch

   Rear engine mount bracket and tighten bolts to 59 ft. lbs. (80 Nm)

   Rear engine mount and tighten bolts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm). Tighten the center nut to 98 ft. lbs. (133 Nm).
6. Remove the engine support tools.
7. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   HO2S and CMS sensors

   Hydraulic clutch line to the retaining bracket

   Gearshift cables to the bracket

   Gearshift cables to the transaxle

   Resonator and tighten bolts to 8 ft. lbs. (11 Nm)

   Air intake assembly

   Battery tray

   Steering column shaft bolt

   Negative battery cable
8. Fill the transmission to the correct level.
9. Adjust the shift linkage if necessary.
10. Start the engine and check for leaks.

2.0L (VIN N) & 2.3L (VIN Z) Models

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Negative battery cable

   Steering column shaft bolt

   Battery tray

   Air intake assembly

   Resonator

   Gearshift cables from the transaxle

   Gearshift cables from the bracket

   Hydraulic clutch line from retaining bracket

   Heated Oxygen Sensors (HO2S) and Catalyst Monitor Sensor (CMS) connections
3. Support the engine using Special Tools 303-290.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   NOTE

   Matchmark the subframe to the chassis.
   
   
   
   
   Rear engine mount and mount bracket

   Reverse lamp switch

   Upper transmission to engine bolts

   Tire and wheels

   Engine roll restrictor

   Tie rods from the knuckles

   Lower control arms from the wheel knuckles

   Stabilizer bar from the strut

   Power steering lines from the steering gear
5. Support the subframe with a suitable lifting device.
6. Remove the six subframe bolts and lower the subframe from the vehicle.
7. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)

   Right hand halfshaft from the transmission and hang securely aside

   Left hand halfshaft from the transmission and hang securely aside
8. Loosen, but do not remove, the starter mounting bolts
9. Disconnect the clutch hydraulic line.
10. Secure the transmission to a jack or suitable lifting device.
11. Remove the 10 transmission-to-engine bolts.
12. Pull the transmission rearward until the input shaft is clear of the pressure plate, then lower the transmission from the vehicle.
    
    
    

    

    Fig. Supporting the engine with Engine Support 303-290.

To install:

1. Lift the transmission into the vehicle.
2. Tighten the transmission-to-engine bolts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm).
3. Connect the clutch hydraulic line.
4. Tighten the starter motor mounting bolts to 18 ft. lbs. (25 Nm).
5. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Left hand halfshaft

   Right hand halfshaft

   VSS

   Subframe and tighten mounting bolts to 148 ft. lbs. (200 Nm)

   Power steering lines

   Stabilizer bar to the strut

   Lower control arms to the wheel knuckles

   Tie rods to the knuckles

   Engine roll restrictor

   Upper transmission-to-engine bolts and tighten to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm)

   Reverse lamp switch

   Rear engine mount bracket and tighten bolts to 59 ft. lbs. (80 Nm)

   Rear engine mount and tighten bolts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm). Tighten the center nut to 98 ft. lbs. (133 Nm).
6. Remove the engine support tools.
7. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   HO2S and CMS sensors

   Hydraulic clutch line to the retaining bracket

   Gearshift cables to the bracket

   Gearshift cables to the transaxle

   Resonator and tighten bolts to 8 ft. lbs. (11 Nm)

   Air intake assembly

   Battery tray

   Steering column shaft bolt

   Negative battery cable
8. Fill the transmission to the correct level.
9. Adjust the shift linkage if necessary.
10. Start the engine and check for leaks.

Except 2.0L (VIN N) & 2.3L (VIN Z) Models

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Attach a support fixture to the engine lifting eyes.
3. Loosen the front strut center nuts 5 turns.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Battery and tray

   Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor connector

   Air cleaner assembly

   Air intake pipe

   Clutch slave cylinder fluid line

   Shift cables

   Exhaust flex pipe

   Engine front mount

   Lower ball joints

   Axle halfshafts and intermediate shaft

   Drive belt cover

   Reverse light switch connector

   Vehicle Speed (VSS) sensor connector

   Rear engine mount and bracket

   Starter motor

   Transaxle flange bolts. Support the transaxle.

   Transaxle

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Transaxle. Tighten the flange bolts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm).

   Starter motor

   Rear engine mount bracket. Tighten the fastener to 59 ft. lbs. (80 Nm).

   Rear engine mount. Tighten the outer nuts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm) and the center nut to 98 ft. lbs. (133 Nm).

   VSS sensor connector

   Reverse light switch connector

   Drive belt cover

   Axle halfshafts and intermediate shaft

   Lower ball joints. Tighten the pinch bolts to 37 ft. lbs. (50 Nm).

   Right engine mount. Tighten the bolts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm).

   Exhaust flex pipe

   Shift cables

   Clutch slave cylinder fluid line

   Air intake pipe

   Air cleaner assembly

   MAF sensor connector

   Battery and tray
2. Tighten the strut center nuts to 35 ft. lbs. (48 Nm).

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