Installation Procedure
INSTALL OR CONNECT1. Transaxle to vehicle.
2. Front and rear lower transaxle-to-engine bolts snugly.
3. Remove transaxle support.
4. Starter electrical connections.
5. Lower starter bolt snugly.
6. Lower vehicle.
7. Left transaxle mount upper bolt and 2 lower bolts snugly.
8. Raise transaxle with J 28467-A engine support fixture.
9. Left transaxle mount through bolt loosely.
- Tighten:
- Mount through bolt to 87 Nm (64 ft. lbs.).
- Upper transaxle mount bolt to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
10. Mount cover and bracket.
- Tighten mount cover bolts to 21 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
11. Two upper transaxle to engine bolts snugly.
12. Upper starter bolt snugly.
- Tighten:
- Transaxle to engine bolts to 46 Nm (34 ft. lbs.).
- Upper starter bolt to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
13. VSS electrical connector to VSS.
14. Position shift cables into brackets.
15. Cable retainers and end clips.
16. Two actuator mounting bolts snugly.
17. Actuator line bracket and bolt.
- Tighten actuator line and mounting bolts to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
18. Ground strap.
19. Backup switch electrical connector.
20. ACL. Refer to POWERTRAIN MANAGEMENT.
21. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
- Tighten:
- Two remaining lower transaxle mount bolts to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
- Remaining lower starter bolt to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
22. Inspection cover bolt snugly.
- Tighten inspection cover bolts to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
23. Front mount bracket on transaxle.
24. Front mount and through bolt loosely.
Important: When installing the front mount, the weight on the mount must go toward the transaxle for the proper mount alignment.
25. Position center crossmember over center and rear transaxle for proper mount alignment.
26. Two center crossmember-to-radiator support bolts loosely.
27. Two front mount bolts loosely.
28. Raise main crossmember into position over rear mount studs and align all underbody bolts.
29. Two rear mount nuts loosely.
30. Four main crossmember-to-underbody bolts loosely.
31. Six lower A-frame bracket-to-underbody bolts loosely.
32. Two center crossmember-to-main crossmember bolts loosely.
33. Exhaust support bracket bolts snugly.
- Tighten:
- Main crossmember-to-underbody bolts to 206 Nm (152 ft. lbs.).
- Lower A-frame-to-underbody center bolt to 218 Nm (161 ft. lbs.).
- Lower A-frame-to-underbody outer bolts to 147 Nm (109 ft. lbs.).
- Center crossmember-to-radiator support bolts to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
- Front mount bolts to 64 Nm (47 ft. lbs.).
- Rear mount bolts to 57 Nm (42 ft. lbs.).
- Exhaust support bracket bolts to 19 Nm (14 ft. lbs.).
- Front mount through bolt to 87 Nm (64 ft. lbs.).
34. Front mount bolt shield.
35. Drive axles.
36. Transaxle oil.
37. Right and left splash shields.
38. Lower vehicle.
39. Remove J 28467-A engine support fixture.
40. Battery, tray, and hold down.