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40/41TE Transaxle

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Fig 1: Removing/Installing Air Cleaner Assembly
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1 - AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY
  1. Disconnect battery cables.
  2. Remove air cleaner assembly (1). See Fig 1.
    Fig 2: Removing/Installing Battery
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    1 - BATTERY
  3. Remove battery (1). See Fig 2.
    Fig 3: Removing/Installing Battery Tray
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  4. Remove battery tray (1). See Fig 3.
    Fig 4: Identifying External Components & Connectors
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    1 - SOLENOID/PRESSURE SWITCH ASSY. CONNECTOR
    2 - INPUT SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR
    3 - OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR
    4 - TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CONNECTOR
  5. Remove uppermost starter-to-transaxle bellhousing bolt and remove transaxle dipstick & tube. Plug hole to prevent debris from entering transaxle.
  6. Disconnect gearshift cable from manual valve lever. Remove gearshift cable from trans mount bracket and position cable out of the way.
  7. Using Release Tool 8875A, disconnect transaxle oil cooler lines.
  8. Disconnect input speed sensor connector (2). See Fig 4.
  9. Disconnect output speed sensor connector (3).
  10. Disconnect transmission range sensor connector (4).
  11. Disconnect solenoid/pressure switch assembly connector (1).
    Fig 5: Positioning Power Steering hose Support Bracket & Installing Collar
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    1 - POWER STEERING HOSE
    2 - BOLT
  12. Raise vehicle on hoist.
  13. Remove front wheel covers (if equipped) and front wheel/tire assemblies.
  14. Remove left splash shield.
  15. Remove left and right halfshaft assemblies. Refer to DIFFERENTIAL & DRIVELINE for proper procedures.
  16. Disconnect power steering hose from structural collar (1). See Fig 5.
    Fig 6: Locating Left Lateral Strut/Collar
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    1 - TRANSAXLE
    2 - COLLAR
    3 - OIL PAN
    4 - STRUT
  17. Remove the left engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace and structural collar (2). See Fig 6.
    Fig 7: Removing/Installing Bellhousing Dust Cover
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    1 - DUST COVER (IF EQUIPPED)
  18. Remove bellhousing dust cover (1). See Fig 7.
    Fig 8: Removing/Installing Right Lateral Bending Brace - Typical
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    1 - TRANSAXLE
    2 - ENGINE
    3 - LATERAL BENDING BRACE
  19. Remove the right engine-to-transaxle lateral bending brace (3). See Fig 8.
    Fig 9: Removing/Installing Starter Motor
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    1 - BOLT
    2 - GROUND
    3 - STARTER
    4 - BOLT
  20. Disconnect starter motor electrical connections.
  21. Remove starter motor (3). See Fig 9.
  22. Remove lower starter-to-transaxle bellhousing lower bolt and position starter motor out of the way.
    Fig 10: Identifying Left Mount & Bolt
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  23. Remove gearshift cable bracket. Position cable out of the way.
  24. Remove four drive plate-to-torque converter bolts.
  25. Support engine assembly with screw jack and wood block.
  26. Remove transmission upper mount to bracket bolts (1). See Fig 10.
    Fig 11: Removing/Installing Transaxle
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    1 - BOLT (3)
    2 - TRANSAXLE
  27. Lower engine/transaxle to gain access to and remove transaxle-to-engine bolts (1). See Fig 11.
  28. Remove transaxle (2) from vehicle.
  29. If replacing transaxle, remove upper mount bracket and gearshift cable bracket and transfer to new/replacement transaxle.
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