Preliminary Work
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- Disconnect the battery.
- Remove rear wheels.
→ 440519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING WHEEL - section on "Removing"
- Remove rear silencer.
→ 263319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR SILENCER - section on "Removing"
- Remove rear anti-roll bar.
→ 429019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR ANTI-ROLL BAR - section on "Removing"
- Disengage parking lock cable.
→ 371319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING PARKING LOCK CABLE - section on "Removing"
- Remove rear-axle cross member.
→ 420619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR-AXLE CROSS MEMBER - section on "Removing"
- Remove the right drive shafts and loosen the left drive shaft on the transmission.
→ 422119 REMOVING AND INSTALLING DRIVE SHAFT - section on "Removing"
- Remove both transmission mounts.
→ Refer to REMOVING TRANSMISSION MOUNT - section on "Removing"
- Drain coolant.
→ 193817 DRAINING AND FILLING COOLANT - section on "Draining"