Removal and Installation: 2WD

Removal 

1. Shift the selector lever to "P" position and release the parking brake.
2. Disconnect the battery cable from the negative terminal.
3. Remove front under cover and front under cover rear with a power tool. Refer to Exploded View .
4. Remove rear engine cover with a power tool. Refer to Exploded View .
5. Remove control rod from lower lever of A/T shift selector assembly. Refer to Exploded View .
6. Separate propeller shaft assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation .
   NOTE: Cap or plug opening to prevent fluid from spilling.
7. Remove suspension member stay. Refer to Exploded View .
8. Remove catalyst conveter support bracket (bank 1) with power tool. Refer to Exploded View .
9. Remove catalyst conveter (bank 1). Refer to Exploded View .
10. Remove crankshaft position sensor form cylinder block. Refer to Exploded View .
    CAUTION:

    • Never subject it to impact by dropping or hitting it.
    • Never disassemble.
    • Never allow metal filings, etc. to get on the sensor's front edge magnetic area.
    • Never place in an area affected by magnetism.
11. Remove starter motor from transmission housing. Refer to Removal and Installation (Electric Power Steering Models) , Removal and Installation (Direct Adaptive Steering Models) .
12. Disconnect steering angle main motor harness connector and remove steering angle main motor harness connector from bracket. (Direct adaptive steering models)

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    : Vehicle front

13. Remove rear plate cover. Refer to Exploded View .
14. Turn crankshaft, and remove the four tightening bolts ( ) for drive plate and torque converter.

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    CAUTION: Rotate crankshaft clockwise (as viewed from the crankshaft pulley side).
15. Remove fluid cooler tubes mounting bolts from transmission assembly and engine. Refer to Removal and Installation .
    NOTE: Cap or plug openings to prevent fluid from spilling.
16. Support transmission assembly with a transmission jack.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to allow it to collide against the drain plug and overflow plug when setting the transmission jack.
17. Remove rear engine mounting member and engine mounting insulator (rear) with a power tool. Refer to Removal and Installation .
18. Disconnect A/T assembly connector.
19. Remove harness brackets from transmission assembly.
20. Remove bolts fixing transmission assembly to engine with a power tool.

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    	: Transmission to engine
    	: Engine to transmission

21. Remove transmission assembly from the vehicle.

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    CAUTION:

    • Secure torque converter to prevent it from dropping.
    • Secure transmission assembly to a transmission jack.
    • Never damage heated oxygen sensor 2.
    NOTE: By placing wooden block between oil pan (upper) and front suspension member, the removal of transmission assembly from engine becomes easier.
22. Remove manual lever and control rod from transmission assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation .
23. Remove air breather hose, air breather box and bracket from transmission assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation .

Installation 

Note the followings and Install in the reverse order of removal.

• Check fitting of dowel pin ( ).

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• Install the fixing bolts of A/T assembly and engine according to the following standards.

  Bolt symbol
  Insertion direction	Transmission to engine	Engine to transmission
  Number of bolts	8	4
  Bolt length (L) mm (in)	65 (2.56)	35 (1.38)
  Tightening torque N.m (kg-m, ft-lb)	75 (7.7, 55)	46.6 (4.8, 34)

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  *: Tightening the bolt with bracket. Refer to Exploded View .

• Align the positions of tightening bolts for drive plate with those of the torque converter, and temporarily tighten the bolts ( ). Then, tighten the bolts with the specified torque.

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  CAUTION:

  • Rotate crankshaft clockwise (as viewed from the crankshaft pulley side).
  • When tightening the tightening bolts for the torque converter after fixing the crankshaft pulley bolts, be sure to confirm the tightening torque of the crankshaft pulley bolts. Refer to Removal and Installation .
  • Rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transmission rotates freely without binding after converter is installed to drive plate.