C635 Transaxle
- Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to HOISTING, STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Remove the belly pan. Refer to BELLY PAN, REMOVAL .
- Remove the bolts (1) holding the rear cross brace to the crossmember and remove the rear cross brace.
- Drain the engine oil. Refer to OIL, STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Disconnect the downstream oxygen sensor wire harness connector (2).
- Disengage the downstream oxygen sensor wire harness from the retainer (3).
- Remove the exhaust pipe center support bolt (1).
- Remove the nuts (1) that secure the exhaust pipe (3) to the catalytic converter.
- Remove the front muffler isolator (1) and reposition the exhaust pipe (2).
- Remove three bolts (1) from the flywheel dust cover.
- Remove the two lower transmission bell housing bolts (2).
NOTE:
The flywheel dust cover (2) is bolted to the oil pan and cannot be removed at this time.
- Remove fourteen bolts (1), two nuts and two studs (2) from the flange of the oil pan.
- Using the four indicated pry points, carefully remove the oil pan and flywheel dust cover.
- Remove the bolt (1) and the flywheel dust cover (2) from the oil pan.
- Remove all residual sealant (1) from the oil pan, engine block, oil pump and rear seal retainer. Refer to PAN, OIL, CLEANING .