Transaxle Disassembly
- Mount transmission on stand and drain fluid. Remove clutch return lever, clutch release bearing and guide sleeve. Remove snap ring in front of ball bearing, and measure and record snap ring thickness. Remove roller bearing from gearbox housing. DO NOT
damage roller bearing cage with puller.
- Remove snap ring behind roller bearing, and measure and record snap ring thickness. Remove Torsen differential bolts, Torsen differential and compression spring. Remove gearbox cover bolts and gearbox cover.
- Remove multi-function sensor and transmission breather sleeve. Remove relay arm bolts. Using a slide hammer, remove 3rd/4th shift rod bushing. Remove bolt for shift detent and remove shift detent. Remove mainshaft, pinion/hollow shaft assembly, relay shaft selector rods and shift forks together. Remove 5th/Reverse gear lock.
- Remove drive flange from front differential gear. Remove front differential cover. Remove sealing ring and carefully pry out speedometer drive at drive pins using a screwdriver. Remove taper roller bearing outer race from front differential cover using commercial puller. Remove differential from gearbox housing. See Fig 1.
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