Removal And Installation

AIR BREATHER HOSE

VK56VD (AWD) : Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove propeller shaft assembly (front). Exploded View.
2.Remove exhaust mounting bracket and three way catalyst (right bank). Exploded View.
3.Remove A/T air breather hose.
4.Remove propeller shaft assembly (rear). Exploded View.
5.Remove control rod from A/T shift selector. Exploded View.
6.Support A/T assembly with a transmission jack.





7.Insert a wooden block (A) between oil pan (upper) (1) of engine and front suspension member (2).






CAUTION:
- Always insert a wooden block between oil pan (upper) of engine and front suspension member when removing air breather tube. (Because VVEL control shaft position sensor may be damaged by the interference between VVEL
control shaft position sensor and dash panel if the operation is performed without the wooden block inserted.)
- After inserting wooden block, check it does not fall out easily.
8.Remove rear engine mounting member with a power tool. Exploded View.
9.Remove bolt fixing A/T assembly to engine with power tool.
10.Remove air breather tube from transfer air breather hose. Transfer Assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- Never bend the A/T air breather hose to prevent damage to the hose.
- Insert A/T air breather hose to A/T air breather tube all the way to the curve of the tube.





- Be sure to insert it fully until its end reaches the spool (A) portion when inserting A/T air breather hose to the air breather tube (for A/T) (1).





- Install A/T air breather hose to air breather tube (for A/T) so that the paint mark is facing upward.


- Securely install the clip to the brackets when installing A/T air breather hose to the bracket.