Removal Procedure
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to
Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
.
- Support the transaxle with an appropriate jack.
- Remove the front transaxle mount thru bolt.
- Remove the front transaxle mount to transaxle bolts.
- Remove the front transaxle mount from the vehicle.
Installation Procedure
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
Important: The transaxle bolts must be torqued in a mandatory sequence as shown.
- Install the front transaxle mount and transaxle bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Hand tighten the front transaxle mount thru bolt.
Important: The front and rear transmission mounts must be allowed to settle with the thru bolts loosened.
- Loosen the rear trans mount thru bolt.
- Tighten the transmission mount thru bolts in the following order.
Tighten
- Tighten the rear bolt to 100 N·m (74 lb ft).
- Tighten the front bolt to 100 N·m (74 lb ft).
- Lower the vehicle.