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Remove the air duct(A).
Remove the air duct(A).
Remove the battery with the mounting plate and a bolt.
Remove the air cleaner upper assembly after disconnecting the air flow sensor connector.
Remove the air cleaner lower assembly and the battery tray.
After removing the mounting bolts(2EA) and clamps(2EA), take the intercooler tube(A) off.
It is helpful to remove the air duct(B) part first for the removal of the intercooler tube clamps.
Open the engine room fuse＆relay box and disconnect the terminals, the ground circuit line(A) and the front lamp connector(B).
Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor connector.
Remove the intake hose.
Disconnect the shift cable assembly(A) after remaing the clips(B) and pins(C).
Disconnect the back up lamp switch(A).
Disconnect the related connectors to transaxles.
After removing the clip(B) with clamping(A) the concentric slave cylinder tube, disconnect the tube(C).
Remove the transaxle upper mounting bolts.
Using the SST(09200-38001), support the engine transaxle assembly safely.
After removing the four bolts, take the battery tray(A) mounting bracket off.
After removing the four bolts, take the transaxle insulator mounting bracket(A) off.
Remove the front wheels＆tires. (See 'SS' group)
Remove the steering joint assembly bolt. (See 'ST' group)
Lifting up the vehicle, remove the under shield cover.
Drain the manual transaxle fluid after removing the transaxle drain plug(A). It can be easier when the oil filler plug(B) is removed.
Loosening the power steering return hose(A) clamp(B), disconnect the hose and drain the power steering fluid.
Disconnect the power steering pressure hose(A) bolt(B). (Refer to 'ST'-group)
Be careful not to lose the washers.
Remove the lower arm ball joint assembly mounting bolts. (Refer to 'SS'-group)
Remove the stabilizer bar link mounting bolts. (Refer to 'SS'-group)
After removing a split pin and nut from the steering bar tie rod, disconnect it. (Refer to 'ST'-group)
Remove the front exhaust pipe. (See 'EM' group)
Disconnect the RH driveshaft from the transfer case. (See 'DS' group)
Remove the transfer assembly.
Disconnect the bracket from the front roll stopper(A).
Disconnect the bracket from the rear roll stopper(A).
Supporting the cross member(A) with a jack and the SST(09624-38000), remove the mounting bolts.
Remove the silencer between the engine and the transaxle. (See 'EM' group)
Disconnect the LH driveshaft(A) from the transaxle(B) (refer to 'DS'-group).
Supporting the transaxle with a jack, remove the transaxle lower mounting bolts(A).
Lowering the jack slowly, remove the transaxle.
