Checking Fluid Level
- Place vehicle on level surface. Slide protective boot up speedometer cable. Disconnect speedometer cable from speedometer cable sleeve. Remove speedometer cable sleeve from transaxle. Carefully remove "O" ring from cable sleeve and wipe sleeve clean.
- Insert cable sleeve into sleeve bore in transaxle. Remove cable sleeve and check fluid level using indicator marks on cable sleeve. See Fig 1
. Add fluid, as needed, through cable sleeve bore.
- Inspect "O" ring. Reinstall or replace as necessary. Install speedometer cable sleeve. Tighten mounting bolt to 71-97 INCH lbs. (8-11 Nm).
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