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Removal Procedure: Notes

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    Fig 1: View Of Battery
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  1. Record all preset radio stations.
    2. CAUTION: Do not tip the battery over a 45 degree angle or acid could spill causing serious personal injury.
  2. Remove the battery.
    1. Remove the battery cover.
    2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
    3. Disconnect the positive battery cable.
    4. Loosen the battery hold-down screw and remove the battery.
    3. Fig 2: View Of Battery Tray Bracket Bolts
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  3. Remove the battery cooling box. Refer to Battery Cooling BoxBattery Box Replacement removal procedure in Battery.
  4. Remove the battery tray bracket.
    5. Fig 3: Control Cable Retainer Clip Tabs, Cable & Control Cable Bracket
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  5. Use the J 36346  to disconnect the control cable from transaxle range switch assembly lever.
  6. Disconnect the control cable from the control cable bracket.
  7. Disconnect the transaxle range switch harness connectors.
  8. Disconnect the input and output speed sensor harness connectors.
  9. Disconnect the harness from the transaxle range switch stud and the shifter cable bracket.
  10. Remove the positive battery cable from the transaxle stud.
  11. Remove the headlamp fasteners and wire the radiator to the radiator core support to hold the radiator in place as the cradle is removed.
    12. Fig 4: Engine Support Tool
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  12. Install the engine support tool.
    13. Fig 5: View Of Fluid Level Indicator Assembly
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  13. Remove the transaxle fluid level indicator assembly.
    14. Fig 6: View Of Upper Left-Hand Transaxle Mount Bolts
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  14. Remove the upper left-hand transaxle mount bolts and remove the mount.
    15. CAUTION: Ensure that the vehicle is properly supported and squarely positioned. To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle on the opposite end from which the components are being removed.
  15. Position the vehicle on a hoist and raise the vehicle.
    16. Fig 7: Removing & Installing Tire & Wheel Assembly
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  16. Remove both front wheel and tire assemblies.
    17. Fig 8: View of Engine Splash Shield
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  17. Remove the left-side and the right-side inner splash shields.
    18. Fig 9: View of Air Deflector Replacement - Front Bumper Fascia
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  18. Remove the front air deflector-to-cradle pushpins to allow the deflector to flex. The front air deflector does not need to be removed.
    19. Fig 10: View Of Transfer Drain Plug
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  19. Drain the transaxle fluid.
    20. Fig 11: View Of Transaxle Oil Cooler Lines
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  20. Remove the transaxle cooler line assembly nut from the transaxle.
  21. Remove the transaxle cooler lines from the transaxle.
    22. Fig 12: Removing/Installing Drive Shaft
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    IMPORTANT: Mark the alignment position of the PTU and the drive shaft.
  22. Disconnect the drive shaft from the power take-off unit - PTU and support the drive shaft. Mark the alignment position of the PTU and the drive shaft.
    23. Fig 13: View Of Stabilizer Bar Clamps, Bushings & Bolts
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  23. Disconnect the lower stabilizer nut from the cradle on both sides of the vehicle.
  24. Remove the rack and pinion bolts from the cradle.
    25. Fig 14: View Of Lower Ball Joint Stud Cotter Pin & Nut
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  25. Remove the lower control arm ball stud cotter pin and nut.
  26. Discard the cotter pin.
    27. Fig 15: View Of Steering Knuckle & Lower Control Arm
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  27. Separate the ball stud from the knuckle.
    28. Fig 16: Separating Outer Tie Rod End From Steering Knuckle
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  28. Use the SA91100C  to separate the knuckle from the tie rod on both sides of the vehicle.
    29. Fig 17: Removing/Installing Front Pitch Restrictor
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  29. Remove the front pitch restrictor bolts, through-bolt, and the front pitch restrictor.
    30. Fig 18: View Of Front Pitch Restrictor Through-Bolt
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  30. Remove the rear pitch restrictor through-bolt from the cradle.
  31. Position the support table under the cradle.
    32. Fig 19: Removing/Installing Frame To Body Bolts
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  32. Remove the cradle bolts and lower the cradle onto the support table.
    33. Fig 20: Separating Left Axle Shaft From Transaxle
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  33. Use the J 45341  and the SA9173G  to separate the left axle shaft from the transaxle and tie the strap out of the way.
    34. Fig 21: Disengaging Wheel Drive Shaft From The Transmission or Power Takeoff Unit (PTU)
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    IMPORTANT: Do not damage the J 45341  .
    IMPORTANT: The stub shaft may disengage from the PTU and separate from the axle. If this occurs, plug the PTU stub shaft hole to prevent fluid loss.
  34. Use the J 45341  and the SA9173G  to separate the right axle shaft from the PTU and tie the strap out of the way.
    35. Fig 22: View Of PTU-To-Engine Bracket Bolts
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  35. Remove the PTU-to-engine bracket bolts and remove bracket.
    36. Fig 23: View Of Starter Wiring Harness
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  36. Disconnect the starter wiring harness.
  37. Remove the starter bolts and starter.
  38. Turn the crankshaft clockwise to gain access to the torque converter-to-flexplate bolts.
    39. Fig 24: View Of Torque Converter-To-Flexplate Bolts
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  39. Remove the torque converter-to-flexplate bolts through the starter hole.
    40. Fig 25: Removing/Installing Transaxle
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  40. Remove 3 lower transaxle-to-engine bolts.
  41. Remove 1 engine-to-transaxle bolt located above the PTU.
  42. Lower the vehicle and secure the transaxle to a transaxle jack or support table for separating the engine and the transaxle.
    43. IMPORTANT: The torque converter has a long pilot shaft. Do not put an excessive load on the shaft. Do not lower the transaxle until the shaft is clear of the engine crankshaft.
    IMPORTANT: Do not damage the mating surfaces of the engine or the transaxle.
  43. Separate the transaxle from the engine carefully.
  44. Lower the transaxle from the vehicle carefully.
  45. Remove the PTU vent hose.
    46. Fig 26: View Of PTU
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  46. Remove the PTU bolts and separate the PTU from the transaxle.
    47. Fig 27: View Of Stub Shaft
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  47. Remove the stub shaft from the transaxle.

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