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Disconnect the battery (-) terminal.
Disconnect the battery (-) terminal.
Remove the rear propeller shaft. (refer to Propellar shaft in DS group)
Support the transaxle with a jack
Be careful not to give a shock or damage to the plastic oil pan.
Remove the cross member (A) by removing the bolts (8ea).
Remove the insulator support bracket (A).
Remove the transter front propeller shaft. (refer to Propellar shaft in DS group)
After pulling out the clip (A) and removing the snap pin and washer, remove the shift cable (B) from the transmission case.
Disconnect the 4WD ECU connector (A) or EMC connector (B).
Remove the mounting bolts (8ea) and the transfer assembly.
Remove the ground wire (A) by removing the bolt.
Disconnect the TCU connector (A).
Remove the oil cooler hoses by loostening the clamps.
Remove the wire holding brackets on the transmission.
Remove the muffler mounting bracket (A) by removing the bolts (B-2ea, C-2ea).
Remove the dust cover (A).
Remove the torque converter mounting bolts (A-6ea) by rotating the crank shaft.
Remove the mounting bolts (A-5ea) lower in the engine side.
Remove the transmission mounting bolts (A,B) and the starter motor mounting bolts (C-2ea).
Remove the transmission mounting bolts (3ea) from the engine side.
When removing the lowest bolt, it interferes with the engine support bracket.
But there is no problem to disassemble the transmission from the engine.
Remove the transmission upper mounting bolts(2ea).
Be careful not to damage the tube for engine coolant.
Disconnect the CKP sensor (A).
Remove the tansmission assembly by lowering the supporting jack.
Be careful not to damage tubes, hoses or wire.
Disconnect the battery (-) terminal.
Remove the rear propeller shaft. (refer to Propellar shaft in DS group)
Support the transaxle with a jack.
Be careful not to give a shock or damage to the plastic oil pan.
Remove the muffler assembly. (refer to Muffler in EM group)
Remove the cross member (A) by removing the bolts (8ea).
Remove the insulator support bracket (A).
Remove the transter front propeller shaft. (refer to Propellar shaft in DS group)
Disconnect the shift cable assembly (A).
Disconnect the 4WD ECU connector (A) or EMC connector (B).
Remove the mounting bolts (8ea) and the transfer assembly.
Remove the ground wire (A) by removing the bolt.
Remove the exhaust manifold stay (A).
Disconnect the TCU connector (A).
Remove the oil cooler hose mounting bolt (A) and the bracket mounting bolt (B).
Remove the wire holding brackets on the transmission.
Remove the dust cover (A).
Remove the torque converter mounting bolts (A-6ea) by rotating the crank shaft.
Remove the mounting bolts (A-4ea) lower in the engine side.
Remove the mounting bolts (A-2ea).
Remove the mounting bolts (A-2ea) for the starter motor.
Before removing one mounting bolt on the transmission side and the other bolt for the starter motor, remove the cross member and lower the transmission assembly.
Remove the mounting bolts (A-4ea) on the transmission side.
Disconnect the CKP sensor (A).
Remove the tansmission assembly by lowering the supporting jack.
Be careful not to damage tubes, hoses or wire.
