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For 1990-2009 cars only

Tools Required

    • SA9150BR Engine Support Fixture
    • J43150BR Engine Support Fixture Adapter

Removal Procedure

  1. Remove battery from vehicle. Refer to Battery Removal Procedure
  2. Remove Underhood Fuse Block (UHFB). Refer to UHFB Removal Procedure

  3. Object Number: 886646  Size: SH
  4. Remove battery tray.

  5. Object Number: 893249  Size: SH
  6. Install Engine Support Fixture SA9150BR and J43450 Engine Support Fixture Adapter. (L61 engine)

  7. Object Number: 893254  Size: SH
  8. Install engine support fixture SA9150E (or equivalent) and J43450 (or equivalent). (L81 engine)

  9. Object Number: 891639  Size: SH
  10. Remove transaxle mount to bracket bolts.

  11. Object Number: 891641  Size: SH
  12. Remove transaxle mount to body fasteners.
  13. Remove transaxle mount from vehicle.

  14. Object Number: 891800  Size: SH
  15. On vehicles with automatic transaxle and L81 engines, remove power steering lines from transaxle mount bracket.

  16. Object Number: 891647  Size: SH

    Important: The automatic and manual transaxle mount brackets are different. The following two steps show each.

  17. Remove transaxle mount bracket to transaxle fasteners.

Disassembly


Object Number: 892543  Size: SH

Remove bracket from transaxle mount.

Assembly


Object Number: 892543  Size: SH

Install bracket onto transaxle mount and tighten.

Tighten
Tighten Left Transaxle Mount Bracket-to-Transaxle Mount Bolt to: 60 N·m (44 lb ft)

Installation Procedure


    Object Number: 891647  Size: SH

    Important: The automatic and manual transaxle mount brackets are different. The following two steps show each.

  1. Install transaxle mount bracket to transaxle.
  2. Tighten
    Tighten Left Transaxle Mount Bracket-to-Transaxle Bolts (Automatic) to: 90 N·m (66 lb ft)


    Object Number: 891800  Size: SH
  3. On vehicles with automatic transaxle and L81 engines, connect power steering lines to transaxle mount bracket.
  4. Tighten
    Tighten Power Steering Lines-to-Transaxle Mount Bracket to: 10 N·m (89 lb in)


    Object Number: 891641  Size: SH
  5. Install transaxle mount into vehicle and install mount to body bolts.
  6. Tighten
    Tighten Left Transaxle Mount-to-Body Bolts to: 20 N·m (15 lb ft)


    Object Number: 891639  Size: SH
  7. Install transaxle mount to bracket bolts.
  8. Tighten
    Tighten Left Transaxle Mount-to-Transaxle Bracket Bolts to: 55 N·m (41 lb ft)

  9. Remove engine support fixture.

  10. Object Number: 886646  Size: SH
  11. Install battery tray.
  12. Tighten
    Tighten Battery Tray Bolts to: 15 N·m (11 lb ft)

  13. Install Underhood Fuse Block (UHFB). Refer to UHFB Installation Procedurer
  14. Install battery into vehicle. Refer to Battery Installation Procedure