Removal & Installation: Engine: Removal
- Release fuel pressure. See FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Mark and remove hood. Disconnect battery cables.
- Drain cooling system. Drain engine oil. Disconnect necessary vacuum hoses, fuel hoses, coolant hoses, control cables and electrical connections. Remove cooling fans and radiator.
- Remove all drive belts. Remove alternator. Remove A/C compressor with hoses attached if possible. If necessary, discharge A/C system and disconnect and plug hoses from A/C compressor. Remove power steering pump. Raise and support vehicle so engine can be removed from bottom of engine compartment.
- Remove lower engine cover. Disconnect control cables, shift linkage, electrical connections and oil cooler hoses (A/T) at transaxle. Remove exhaust pipes. Remove front wheels. Remove nut from end of axle shaft at hub. Remove brake caliper, and secure aside. Remove brake rotor.
- Remove nut, and separate tie rod from steering knuckle. Remove cap and nut from upper stud on steering knuckle. Separate upper stud on steering knuckle from upper suspension arm and lower steering knuckle.
- Cover axle shaft boots using shop towel to prevent damage. Using soft-faced hammer, tap axle shaft from hub assembly. If axle shaft cannot be tapped from hub assembly, use puller to separate axle shaft from hub assembly. Remove axle shaft support bearing bolts. Using screwdriver, pry right axle shaft from transaxle. See Fig 1 .
- On M/T models, pry left axle shaft from transaxle. See Fig 2
. On A/T models, use screwdriver and hammer to remove left axle shaft from transaxle. See Fig 3
.CAUTION: Use care not to damage pinion shaft when removing left axle shaft from transaxle.
- Support transaxle using transmission jack. Support engine using engine hoist. Remove crossmember located below engine. Remove engine and transaxle mount bolts.
- Lower engine hoist and transmission jack to lower engine and transaxle from bottom of engine compartment.