Model 42LE: Removal
- Disconnect battery. Remove engine air inlet tube. Disconnect crankshaft position sensor, located on right side of bell housing. Remove sensor. Disconnect transaxle harness connector, located on right shock absorber tower.
- Lift vehicle on hoist and remove front wheels. Remove strut-to-steering knuckle bolts on both sides of vehicle. Remove ABS wheel speed sensors (if equipped). Using pry bar, disconnect inner CV joint from transaxle. Pull drive axle outward sufficiently to allow clearance for transaxle removal. Support drive axles with wire. It is not necessary to remove drive axles from vehicle.
- Remove engine-to-transaxle bracket. Remove bell housing cover. Mark flex plate and torque converter for installation reference. Remove torque converter bolts.
- Unbolt starter and allow it to sit between engine and frame. Disconnect cooler lines from transaxle. Plug openings. Disconnect gear selector cable from transaxle. Unbolt exhaust pipe from manifolds. Remove exhaust system from vehicle.
- Position transmission jack under transaxle. Secure transaxle to jack. Raise jack slightly. Remove rear mount bolt. Remove rear crossmember bolts. Remove rear crossmember. Lower transaxle slightly to access bell housing bolts. Remove bell housing bolts.
- Remove transaxle dipstick tube. Plug dipstick tube hole to prevent fluid loss. Remove engine-to-transaxle bolts. Carefully lower transaxle from vehicle.