Section 61 (C510 Manual Transmission (Service Information) - 500): Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
- Place the transaxle on a bench.
- Remove the Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) boot from the bell housing.
- Release the retention tabs from the CSC (1).
- Remove the CSC bolts (1).
- Remove the CSC from the case.
- Using a suitable tool, remove the input shaft seal (1).
- Remove the shift linkage jam nut and discard
, remove the shaft.
- Remove the shift cable retention bracket bolts and remove the bracket.
- Remove the six rear cover bolts (1).NOTE:
Use a heat gun or the equivalent to soften the gasket material prior to removal.
- Carefully remove the rear cover.NOTE:
Engage two gears, locking the transmission, prior to removing the shaft nuts.
- Remove the staking on both gear shaft locking nuts (1).
- Remove the nuts and discard.
- Remove the fifth gear fork retaining bolt (1).
- Remove the fifth gear shift fork and synchronizer hub assembly (1).
- Remove the fifth gear (2).
- Separate the fifth gear shift fork (2) from the synchronizer sleeve (1).NOTE:
Late build rear bearing retainer plate.
- Remove the six rear bearing retainer plate bolts (1).NOTE:
Early build rear bearing retainer plate.
- Remove the one rear bearing retainer plate bolt (1).
- Remove the rear bearing retainer plate.
- Remove the both shaft bearing retainer clips (1).
- Remove the reverse idler gear bolt (1).
- Remove the reverse light switch (2).
- If equipped, remove the shift shaft detents (3).
- Remove the shift linkage bolts (1) and bracket (2).
- Remove the differential seal plate bolts (1), remove the plate.
- Remove and retain the shim as it will be re-used during the assembly process.
- Remove 13 case bolts (1).
- Note that the bolt sizes differ in these locations.
- Remove the final 4 bolts from the bell housing area and split the case halves.
- Remove the gear control selector lever pinch bolt (1).
- Remove the roll pin (2) using a suitable punch.
- Remove the lever (1) using a screwdriver or the equivalent to disengage the splines.
- Remove the gear control shaft flange bolts and remove the shaft assembly.
- Remove the second spring and protector as an assembly.
- Remove the reverse fork assembly bolts and remove the assembly.
- Remove the shifter fork bolts (1 and 2).NOTE:
Note their positions and do not lose them or attempt to reassemble the transaxle without them.
- The shifter fork rods are held in position with a series of engagement pawls (1, 2 and 3).
- When removing the 1st - 2nd speed rod and fork (1). Vertical adjustment to the position of the 3rd - 4th speed rod (2) as well as the 5th speed rod (3) may be necessary.
- When removing the 1st - 2nd speed rod (1) and fork (2) simultaneously.
- Remove the 3rd - 4th speed rod (1), the fork (2) will stay in place.
- Remove the 5th speed rod along with the 3rd - 4th speed shift fork.
- Remove the engagement pawls from the transmission case.
- Remove the input and output shafts together.
- Remove the reverse idler gear assembly (1).
- Remove the differential.
- Remove the magnet.
- Remove the bell housing side output shaft roller bearing.
- Remove the differential bearing race using (special tool #C-637, Slide Hammer, Universal) and (special tool #9664, Remover, Bearing Cup).
- Remove the axle seals. Refer to SEAL, AXLE DRIVE SHAFT, REMOVAL .