Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

1. Remove drain plug and filler plug.
2. Remove park/neutral position switch and back-up lamp switch.
Fig 1: Identifying Park/Neutral Position Switch And Back-Up Lamp Switch
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3. After removing shift check and stopper bolt, remove control assembly.
4. Remove check plugs (3 pieces), check springs (3 pieces), check balls (3 pieces) and shift check sleeve (1 piece) as shown.
   Fig 2: Removing Check Plugs, Check Springs, Check Balls And Shift Check Sleeve

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5. Remove transaxle case fixing bolts as shown.
   Fig 3: Removing Transaxle Case Fixing Bolts

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6. Remove bore plug.
   CAUTION: Be careful not to damage transaxle case.
7. While spreading the snap ring of mainshaft rear bearing located at bore plug hole, remove transaxle case.
8. Remove oil gutter, baffle plate.
9. Remove snap ring, mainshaft rear bearing adjusting shim and input shaft rear bearing adjusting shim from transaxle case.
10. Remove differential side bearing outer race (transaxle case side) and the adjustment shim using Tool as shown.
    Fig 4: Removing Differential Side Bearing Outer Race

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11. Remove the welch plug as shown.
    Fig 5: Removing Welch Plug

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12. Remove differential oil seal as shown.
    Fig 6: Removing Differential Oil Seal

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13. Remove magnet from clutch housing.
14. With shift lever in 5th position, remove the bracket bolts from the reverse lever assembly. Lift the reverse lever assembly to remove.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to lose shifter cap.
    Fig 7: Removing Bracket Bolts From Reverse Lever Assembly

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15. Pull out reverse fork rod then remove reverse shift fork.
16. Shift 3rd & 4th fork rod to 3rd position. Remove retaining pin of 5th shift fork using pin punch.
    Fig 8: Locating Retaining Pin

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17. Remove stopper rings for 5th & reverse bracket.
    Fig 9: Locating Stopper Rings

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18. Pull out 5th & reverse fork rod and remove 5th shift fork and 5th & reverse bracket.
19. Remove check balls (2 pieces) and inter lock pin.
20. Remove retaining pin of 3rd & 4th bracket using pin punch.
    Fig 10: Locating Retainer Pin And Stopper Ring

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21. Remove stopper rings for 3rd & 4th shift fork.
22. Pull out 3rd & 4th fork rod and remove 3rd & 4th shift fork and bracket.
23. Remove shift check sleeve from clutch housing.
24. Remove retaining pin of 1st & 2nd shift fork using pin punch.
    Fig 11: Locating Retainer Pin

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25. Pull out 1st & 2nd shift fork with bracket.
26. Remove 1st & 2nd shift fork.
27. Remove retaining pin of 1st & 2nd bracket using pin punch and separate 1st & 2nd fork rod and bracket.
28. Remove gear components from clutch housing.
    1. While tapping input shaft with plastic hammer, remove input shaft assembly, mainshaft assembly and reverse idler gear assembly as a set.
       CAUTION: Always withdraw mainshaft straight out. Failure to do so can damage resin oil channel on clutch housing side.
    2. Remove final drive assembly.
    Fig 12: Identifying Input Shaft Assembly, Mainshaft Assembly And Reverse Idler Gear Assembly

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29. Remove mainshaft bearing retainer and then the mainshaft front bearing using Tool as shown.
    Fig 13: Removing Mainshaft Bearing Retainer

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30. Remove oil channel on mainshaft side.
31. Remove differential oil seal (clutch housing side).
32. Remove differential side bearing outer race (clutch housing side).
    Fig 14: Removing Differential Side Bearing Outer Race

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33. Remove input shaft oil seal.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to damage clutch housing.

Fig 15: Removing Input Shaft Oil Seal

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