Installation Procedure
- Place the transaxle securely on a jack and position under the vehicle.
- Install the SA91112T into both axle seals.
- Place the transaxle into any gear.
- Raise the transaxle into the vehicle in order to align the input shaft to the center of the clutch. Guide the transaxle into position and rotate back and forth to align the input shaft splines to the clutch disc.
- Ensure the input shaft splines line up with the clutch disc splines before tightening the clutch housing bolts. Do not use the bolts to pull the transaxle up to the engine.
- Ensure that proper fastening locations are used.
- Install the transaxle to engine bolt from the transaxle side.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 75 N.m (55 lb ft).
- Install the engine to transaxle bolts from the engine side.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 75 N.m (55 lb ft).
- Raise the transaxle jack until the transaxle lines up with the top of the transaxle mount.
- Hand start the top transaxle mount bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).
- Remove the transaxle jack.
- Install the drive axles into the transaxle. Refer to Front Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement (Non Hybrid) or Front Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement (Hybrid) .
- Install the front transaxle mount to the transaxle.
- Install the front transaxle mount bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).
- Install the rear transaxle mount and bracket to the transaxle.
- Install the rear transaxle mount-to-transaxle bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).
- Raise the cradle and place the lower ball joints into the knuckles while installing.
- The lower control arm studs to the knuckle
- The cooling module support bushings
- The front pitch restrictor
- Tighten the cradle-to-body bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 155 N.m (114 lb ft).
- Install the front air dam to body push pins.
- Install the front transaxle mount through bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the bolt to 110 N.m (81 lb ft).
- Install the rear transaxle mount through bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the bolt to 110 N.m (81 lb ft).
- Connect the steering gear to the steering column assembly.
- Install the steering gear-to-steering column bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the bolts to 34 N.m (25 lb ft).
- Install the lower control arm ball stud to the knuckle.
- Install the lower control arm nut and a new cotter pin.
Tighten: Tighten the nut to 10 N.m plus 150 degrees (89 lb in plus 150 degrees).
- Tighten the nut one additional flat in order to align the cotter pin hole, if necessary. Secure the cotter pin.
- Install new stabilizer bar link nuts to the lower stabilizer bar links.
Tighten: Tighten the nuts to 65 N.m (48 lb ft).
- Insert the tie rod-to-knuckle.
- Install the J 44015
and tighten.
Tighten: Tighten the tie rod end installation to 40 N.m (30 lb ft).
- Install the outer tie rod ends and tighten.
Tighten: Tighten the tie rod-to-steering knuckle nut to 50 N.m (37 lb ft).
- Install the backup lamp switch.
- Install the front wheel speed sensor.
- Connect the clutch hydraulic line to the actuator cylinder by inserting and pushing in the C-clip until it stops.
- Connect the shift cables into the shift cable bracket.
- Connect the shift cable ends to the transaxle.
- Install the left inner splash shield.
- Install the wheels.
- Install the wheel nuts.
Tighten: Tighten the nuts in a crisscross pattern to 125 N.m (92 lb ft).
- Bleed the clutch system. Refer to Hydraulic Clutch Bleeding .
- Connect the negative battery cable to the battery. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection (2.2L (L61) and 3.5L (L66))
or Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection (2.4L (LAT))
.
Tighten: Tighten the battery terminal bolts to 17 N.m (13 lb ft).
- Install the battery cover and screws.
Tighten: Tighten the battery cover screws to 2 N.m (18 lb in).
- Program the radio stations.