Transmission, Removal: Remove

Fig 1: Identifying Battery, ACL & Air Intake

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• Battery.
• ACL and air intake.
• Disconnect timing valve from ACL. Turbo models only
• Battery shelf.
• ACL bracket retaining screws.

Turbo models only: 

Disconnect clip from turbo air pipe and hose from pipe.

Remove air intake between air filter and turbo unit.

Fig 1: Identifying Gear Selector Cables, Transmission Lever And Connector For Back Up (Reversing) Light Switch

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• Selector cables from bracket and levers.
• Selector link plate by tapping out pin.
• Backup (reverse) light switch connector.

Fig 1: Identifying GND Lead & Cable Tie(s)

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Detach clutch slave cylinder from transmission. 

Remove circlip.

Remove: 

• GND lead from transmission.
• Cable tie(s) from engine cable harness.

Fig 1: Identifying ABS Sensor

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• Remove:
• ABS sensor from wheel spindle (left-hand side).

Disconnect: 

• Brake pipe and ABS cable brackets (both sides). Unhook brackets and let them hang free.

Fig 1: Identifying Counterhold

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• Front plastic nut(s) from LH wing (fender) liner, and any TORX bolts.
• Free the nuts of the locking tabs. Install counterhold 9995461 (4 wheel studs) or counterhold 9995540 (5 wheel bolts) and remove nut.

Undo driveshaft end from hub.

Knock end of drive shaft approx. 10-15 mm  into the hub. Use plastic or copper mallet.

Fig 1: Identifying Splashguard Bolts

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• Both front splashguard bolts. Push guard forward so locating pins on back come loose. Disconnect guard at front and remove.
• Splashguard under engine (earlier models). Splashguard under engine (earlier models).
• Nuts to link arms/ball joints (both sides). Unhook link arms from ball joints.

Disconnect and unhook link arms from anti-roll bar (both sides) 

Fig 1: Identifying Cable Pipe Mounting Bolt

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• Cable pipe mounting bolt from subframe and unhook pipe from frame.

Disconnect canister holder and hoses from subframe 

• Snip through cable tie to hoses and hang canister from body.

Disconnect the exhaust gas tie behind the three-way catalytic converter (TWC). 

Fig 1: Identifying Oil Pipe Bracket Bolts & Steady Bar Bracket Bolts

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• oil pipe bracket bolts
• the two bolts holding the steady bar bracket to the transmission.

Drain oil from transmission.