Special Tools
J 43653
Flywheel Holding Tool
Removal Procedure
- With the wheels in the straight ahead position, remove the key from the ignition switch.
- Remove the underhood electrical center cover.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection.
- Disconnect the engine and transmission control module harness connectors (3, 4) and remove the modules.
Note: It may be necessary to remove the positive cable retainer near the bottom of the powertrain control module (PCM) bracket.
- Disconnect the positive battery cables (1) from the underhood electrical center.
- Remove the underhood electrical center tray nuts (1) and bolt (2).
- Remove the electrical center tray from the base and disconnect the wiring harnesses from the center tray.
- Lift the electrical center up and swing it back and out of the way.
- Remove the electrical center bracket from the vehicle.
- Disconnect the shift cable from the park neutral position (PNP) switch.
- Disconnect the electrical connector from the PNP switch.
- Remove the shift cable with bracket from the transmission.
- Disconnect the transmission wire harness electrical connector from the transaxle.
- Remove the upper transmission to engine bolt (2) and stud (1).
- Install the engine support fixture. Refer to
Engine Support Fixture for the 2.2L engine or
Engine Support Fixture for the 2.4L engine.
- Secure the air conditioning (A/C) condenser and radiator cooling module to the upper body structure.
- Remove the left transmission mount bolts.
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to
Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
- Remove the oil pan to drain the transmission. Refer to
Oil Pan Replacement.
- Remove the front wheel and tire assemblies. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
- Remove the frame. Refer to
Frame Replacement.
- Remove the wheel drive shafts from the transaxle. Refer to
Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement.
- Remove the transmission brace to transmission bolts (3).
- Remove the starter. Refer to
Starter Motor Replacement.
- Mark the relationship of the flywheel to the torque converter for reassembly.
- Use the
J 43653
to prevent the crankshaft from rotating.
- Use
J 43653
to remove the torque converter to flywheel
bolts.
- Remove the transaxle oil cooler pipes retaining nut from the transaxle.
- Remove the transaxle oil cooler pipes from the transaxle.
- Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS) wiring harness from the sensor and harness retainer.
- Remove the rear 02 wiring harness from the rear transmission mount bracket.
- Remove the front transmission mount. Refer to
Transmission Front Mount Replacement.
- Lower the transmission with the engine support fixture enough to remove the transmission.
- Raise the vehicle.
- Support the transaxle with a suitable jack.
- Remove the lower 6 transaxle to engine bolts (3-9).
- Separate the engine and the transaxle.
- Remove the transaxle from the vehicle.
- Remove the PNP switch, if required.
- Remove the transaxle electrical ground stud, if required.
- Flush the transmission cooler and lines. Refer to
Transmission Fluid Cooler Flushing and Flow Test.
Installation Procedure
- Install the PNP switch, if removed.
- Install the transaxle electrical ground stud, if removed.
- Install the front transaxle mount to the transaxle. Refer to
Transmission Front Mount Replacement.
- Position the transaxle in the vehicle.
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
- Install the lower 6 transaxle to engine bolts (3-9).
Tighten
Tighten the bolts and nuts to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Install the ground strap.
- Connect the transaxle cooler pipes to the transaxle and install the retaining nut.
Tighten
Tighten the nut to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Connect the VSS wiring harness to the sensor.
- Connect the rear O2 wiring harness to the rear transaxle bracket.
- Use the
J 43653
to prevent the crankshaft from rotating.
- Install the torque converter to flywheel bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the torque converter bolts to 62 N·m (46 lb ft).
- Install the starter. Refer to
Starter Motor Replacement.
- Install the transmission brace to transmission bolts (3).
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 72 N·m (53 lb ft).
- Install the rear transaxle mount and bracket, if removed. Refer to
Transmission Mount Bracket Replacement - Rear.
- Install the wheel drive shafts to the transaxle. Refer to
Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement.
- Remove the transmission jack.
- Install the frame. Refer to
Frame Replacement.
- Install the front wheel and tire assemblies. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Install the upper transaxle to engine bolt (2) and stud (1).
Tighten
Tighten the bolt and stud to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Remove the engine support fixture. Refer to
Engine Support Fixture for the 2.2L engine or
Engine Support Fixture for the 2.4L engine.
- Connect the transmission wire harness electrical connector to the transaxle.
- Connect the electrical connector to the PNP switch.
- Install the shift cable with bracket to the transaxle.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).
- Connect the shift cable to the PNP switch.
- Reposition the underhood electrical center.
- Connect the wiring harness retainer to the tray bracket.
- Install the electrical center nuts (1) and bolts (2).
Tighten
• | Tighten the nut to 10 N·m (89 lb in). |
• | Tighten the bolt to 25 N·m (18 lb ft). |
- Install the positive battery cables (1) to the underhood electrical center.
Tighten
Tighten the positive cable nut to 15 N·m (11 lb ft).
- Connect the engine and transmission control module harness connectors (3, 4).
- Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection.
- Install the underhood electrical center cover.
- Fill the transmission. Refer to
Transmission Fluid Check.
Note: It is recommended that the transmission adaptive pressure (TAP) information be reset.
Resetting the TAP values using a scan tool will erase all learned values in all cells. As a result, the ECM, PCM or TCM will need
to relearn TAP values. Transmission performance may be affected as new TAP values are learned.
- Reset the TAP values. Refer to
Transmission Adaptive Functions.