Transaxle Brace (4T65-E): Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the transaxle brace. Hand start the bolts in the engine block, oil pan, and case extension.
- Fully install the transaxle brace bolts. See Figure . Tighten the transaxle brace bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Fully install the case extension bolts. Tighten the case extension bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Install the right drive axle into the vehicle. Install the right front tire and wheel. Lower the vehicle.
NOTE:
Carefully guide the right drive axle output shaft past the lip seal. Do not allow the shaft splines to contact any portion of the lip seal surface.