Removal
CAUTION: Use fender covers to avoid damaging
painted surfaces.
1. Check and record the rear wheel alignment (see
section 18).
2. Disconnect the battery negative (—), and positive
(+) cables from the battery.
3. Drain transmission oil. Reinstall the drain plug with
a new washer.
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
4. Remove the strut bar.
5. Remove the air cleaner assembly.
6. Remove the connectors from the control box and
remove the control box.
CAUTION: Do not remove the vacuum tubes from
the control box.
7. Remove the wire harness holder, jumper connector
and transmission ground cable.
8. Disconnect the switch connectors, then remove
the back-up light switch and neutral position
switch.
9. Disconnect the starter motor cables, then remove
the starter motor.
10. Remove the transmission mount.
11. Remove the two transmission housing bolts.
TRANSMISSION
HOUSING BOLTS
BACK-UP
LIGHT SWITCH
CONNECTOR
WIRE HARNESS HOLDER
STARTER MOTOR
CABLES
NEUTRAL
POSITION
SWITCH
CONNECTOR
STARTER
MOTOR
TRANSMISSION
GROUND
CABLE
TRANSMISSION
MOUNT
MOUNTING
BOLTS
TRANSMISSION
HANGER
TRANSMISSION
MOUNTING BOLTS
JUMPER
CONNECTOR
VEHICLE SPEED
SENSOR (VSS)
CONNECTOR
CONTROL BOX
Make sure lifts are placed properly, and
hoist brackets are attached to correct position (see sec-
tion 1).
12. Remove the parking brake cable holders from the rear beam rod.
13. Remove the rear beam rod.
14. Remove the front exhaust pipe A.
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
EXHAUST
PIPE A
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
GASKET
Replace.
GASKET
Replace.
REAR BEAM ROD
1 5. Remove the parking brake cable holder and the wheel sensor wire clamp.
16. Remove the bolt and separate the toe control arm from the side beam (see section 18).
17. Remove the damper fork bolt (see section 18).
18. Remove the bolts and separate the lower control arm from the side beam (see section 18).
19. Pry the driveshaft out of the differential. Pull and remove it.
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
PARKING BRAKE
CABLE HOLDERS
PARKING BRAKE
CABLE HOLDER
FLANGE BOLT
SIDE BEAM
TOE CONTROL ARM
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
WHEEL SENSOR
WIRE CLAMP
DAMPER FORK BOLT
ADJUSTING
CAM
DRIVESHAFT ADJUSTING BOLT
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
LOWER CONTROL
ARM
(cont’d)
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
Transmission Assembly
Removal (cont’d)
20. Remove the intermediate shaft heat cover and the intermediate shaft mounting bolts.
21. Pry the intermediate shaft out of the differential. Pull and remove it.
NOTE:
Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil or grease.
Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends.
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
SUPPORT BASE
SET RING
Replace.
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
22. Remove the parking brake cable holder and the wheel sensor wire clamp.
23. Remove the bolt and separate the toe control arm from the side beam (see section 18).
24. Remove the damper fork bolt (see section 18).
25. Remove the bolts and separate the lower control arm from the side beam.
26. Pry the driveshaft out of the differential. Pull and remove it.
NOTE:
Coat all precision finished surfaces with clean engine oil or grease.
Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends.
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
DAMPER FORK BOLT
WHEEL SENSOR
WIRE CLAMP
LOWER CONTROL ARM
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
ADJUSTING
BOLT
ADJUSTING
CAM SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
SET RING
Replace.
TOE CONTROL ARM
PARKING BRAKE
CABLE HOLDER
FLANGE BOLT
TOE CONTROL ARM
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
MOUNTING BOLT
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
HEAT COVER
27. Remove the one of the upper control arm mounting bolt.
28. Remove the lower cover, change wire bracket and upper cover.
29. Remove the shift cable and select cable.
30. Remove the slave cylinder from the transmission.
NOTE: Do not operate the clutch pedal once the slave
cylinder has been removed.
31. Remove the release fork from the clutch release hanger,
then hang the release fork on the clutch housing.
UPPER CONTROL ARM DAMPER
SLAVE CYLINDER
UPPER COVER
UPPER ARM MOUNTING
BOLT
32. Remove the clutch housing cover.
33. Attach a chain hoist to the transmission hangers.
34. Place a jack under the transmission and raise the transmission just enough to take weight off mounts.
35. Remove the front engine mounting bolts on the transmission side and retighten the bolt on the engine side.
CAUTION: Loosen the front engine mounting bolt on the engine side, but do not remove it. After removing the two
bolts on the transmission side, be sure to retighten the bolt on the engine side.
36. Remove the rear transmission mounting bolts and engine stiffener.
37. Remove the transmission housing mounting bolts.
38. Pull the transmission away from the engine until it clears the mainshaft, then lower it on the transmission jack.
REAR TRANSMISSION
MOUNT
REAR TRANSMISSION
MOUNTING BOLT
TRANSMISSION JACK
TRANSMISSION HOUSING
MOUNTING BOLT ENGINE STIFFENER
CLUTCH HOUSING
COVER
TRANSMISSION HOUSING
MOUNTING BOLTS
FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING
BOLT (Engine side)
FRONT ENGINE MOUNTING
BOLT (Transmission side)
RELEASE FORK
COTTER PIN
Replace.
SHIFT CABLE
CHANGE WIRE
BRACKET
SELECT CABLE
LOWER COVER
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut