Removal and Installation: Installation

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

• →: Dowel pins

Fig 1: Locating Dowel Pins

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• When installing CVT fluid cooler tube (1) to transaxle assembly:
• Contact CVT fluid cooler tube a boss portion (A) of the transaxle case.
• Tighten the bolt of CVT fluid cooler tube without moving the CVT fluid cooler tube.
  Fig 2: Identifying CVT Fluid Cooler Tube

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• When installing transaxle assembly to the engine assembly, install the bolts in accordance with the following.
  Fig 3: Identifying Transaxle Assembly Bolts Tightening Sequence

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  BOLTS SPECIFICATION
  
  

  Insertion direction	Transaxle assembly to engine assembly			Engine assembly to transaxle assembly
  Bolt position	A	B	C	D
  Number of bolts	1	2	2	4
  Bolt length mm (in)	55 (2.17)	39 (1.54)	108 (4.25)	45 (1.77)
  Tightening torque N.m (kg-m, ft-lb)	74.5 (7.6, 55)			50 (5.1, 37)

• When using a suitable tool (A), set it to the stud bolts which is used to install it to the torque converter.
• When not using drive plate location guide, rotate torque converter so that the stud bolt (B) for mounting the drive plate location guide of torque converter aligns with the mounting position of service hole.
  Fig 4: Identifying Stud Bolt And Special Tool

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• Rotate crankshaft so that the hole (A) for inserting drive plate location guide of drive plate aligns with the service hole (B).
  NOTE: When not using drive plate location guide, insert stud bolt of torque converter into the hole (C) of drive plate, aligning the drive plate hole position and torque converter.
  CAUTION: Be careful not to strike the drive plate when installing the torque converter stud bolt.
  Fig 5: Identifying Service Hole

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• Align the position of torque converter nuts for drive plate with those of the torque converter, and temporarily tighten the nuts. Then, tighten the nuts to the specified torque.
  • →: Torque converter nuts

  : 51 N.m (5.2 kg-m,38 ft-lb) 

  Fig 6: Locating Torque Converter Nuts

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