Removal ("E" & "K" Bodies)

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1996 Cadillac Seville, 1996 Cadillac Eldorado, 1996 Cadillac DeVille, 1996 Buick Park Avenue, and 1996 Buick LeSabre. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove air cleaner assembly. Remove torque struts. Disconnect range control cable and bracket at transaxle. Disconnect manual shaft lever and transaxle range switch. Install Engine Support Fixture (J-28467-A).
Raise and support vehicle on hoist. Remove front wheels. Remove front splash shields. Disconnect vacuum hoses and electrical connectors as necessary. Disconnect power steering pressure hose at steering gear. Install plugs into steering gear and pressure line to prevent fluid leakage or contamination.
Disconnect power steering return hose at auxiliary cooler. Install plugs into cooler and return hose to prevent fluid leakage or contamination. Rotate steering intermediate shaft allowing steering gear stub shaft clamp bolt access from left wheel opening. Remove clamp bolt and steering intermediate shaft from steering gear.
NOTE: Failure to disconnect intermediate shaft from rack and pinion stub shaft can result in damage to steering gear and/or intermediate shaft and personal injury.

CAUTION: DO NOT rotate steering wheel or move position of steering gear once intermediate shaft is disconnected. This will reposition inflatable restraint coil in steering column. If inflatable restraint coil becomes off centered, it may be damaged during vehicle operation.
Disconnect front suspension position sensors from lower control arms and position out of way. Disconnect stabilizer links from lower control arms. Remove tie rod cotter pins and nuts. Separate tie rods from steering knuckles.
Remove drive axle nuts, and separate drive axles from hubs. Remove drive axles from transaxle. See appropriate AXLE SHAFTS article in DRIVE AXLES. Remove A/C splash shield from frame. Disconnect ABS modulator from bracket and support. Remove engine oil pan-to-transaxle bracket.
Remove torque converter cover. Remove flexplate-to-converter bolts. Disconnect transaxle cooler pipes from transaxle. Remove left and right transaxle mount nuts and right engine mount nuts at frame. Support frame.
Remove 6 frame mount bolts. Lower frame and/or raise vehicle with steering gear attached. Remove left transaxle mount and bracket from transaxle. Remove engine-to-transaxle bracket. Install Transaxle Support Fixture (J-28664). Remove engine-to-transaxle bolts. Lower and remove transaxle.