Tools Required
SA9113T Transaxle Seal
Protector
Removal Procedure
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the right drive axle. Refer to
Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement
.
- On vehicles equipped with DOHC (LL0) engine:
3.1. | Loosen, but do not remove the top fastener of the intake manifold-to-intermediate
axle shaft support bracket. |
3.2. | Remove the lower fastener of the intake manifold-to-intermediate axle
shaft support bracket. |
3.3. | Swing the intermediate manifold-to-intermediate axle shaft support bracket
to provide clearance. |
3.4. | Tighten the fastener at the intake manifold to hold the bracket aside. |
- Remove the intermediate axle drive shaft support bracket-to-engine block fasteners.
- Remove the intermediate drive assembly from the vehicle.
Installation Procedure
Important: The intermediate axle shaft support bearing seal rides on a machined surface
of the inner Tri-pot housing. A new inner Tri-pot joint must be installed whenever
a new intermediate axle shaft is installed.
Notice: When inserting drive axle into transaxle, be careful not to contact oil seal
with drive axle splines. The spline can damage the oil seal.
Important: The illustration shows the left side drive axle. For the intermediate axle
shaft, seal protector usage is the same but for the opposite side of the transaxle.
- Install the SA9113T
.
- Install the intermediate axle shaft into the transaxle.
- After the intermediate axle shaft splines have safely passed the transaxle
oil seal, remove the seal protector and fully seat the intermediate drive shaft
into the transaxle.
- On vehicles equipped with SOHC (L24) engine, start all 3 intermediate
axle shaft support bracket-to-engine block fasteners.
- On vehicles equipped with DOHC (LL0) engine:
5.1. | Start the 2 lower intermediate shaft support bracket-to-engine block
fasteners. |
5.2. | Loosen the fastener at the intake manifold and align the intermediate
axle shaft support bracket-to-intake manifold bracket with the mounting hole. Start
the fastener. |
5.3. | Secure the intermediate axle shaft support bracket-to-intake manifold
bracket fastener at the intake manifold. |
Tighten
• | Tighten the intermediate axle shaft support bracket-to-intake manifold
bracket at the intake manifold to 8 N·m (71 lb in). |
• | Tighten the intermediate axle shaft support bracket-to-intake manifold
bracket at the intermediate shaft bracket to 30 N·m (22 lb ft). |
- Tighten all 3 intermediate axle shaft support bracket-to-engine block
bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the intermediate axle shaft support bracket-to-engine block bolts to
54 N·m (40 lb ft).