Removal and Installation: Installation

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Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

When replacing an engine or transmission you must make sure any dowels are installed correctly during re-assembly.
Improper alignment caused by missing dowels may cause vibration, oil leaks or breakage of drive train components.
Do not reuse O-ring and copper washers.
When turning crankshaft, turn it clockwise as viewed from the front of the engine.
When tightening the tightening nuts for the torque converter after fixing the crankshaft pulley bolts, be sure to confirm the tightening torque of the crankshaft pulley mounting bolts. Refer to "INSTALLATION ".
After converter is installed to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that transaxle rotates freely without binding.

Rotate the torque converter for the locate to go down.

Fig 1: Identifying Drive Plate Location Guide
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Rotate the drive plate for the hole of the drive plate locate to go down.

Fig 2: Identifying Hole For Locate
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When installing fluid cooler tube to transaxle assembly, assemble the part with the tube aligned with the rib.

Fig 3: Identifying Fluid Cooler Tube
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When installing transaxle to the engine, attach the fixing bolts in accordance with the following standard.

BOLT SPECIFICATION

Bolt No.	1	2	3	4
Number of bolts	1	2	2	4
Bolt length "l"mm (in)	52 (2.05)	36 (1.42)	105 (4.13)	35 (1.38)
Tightening torque N.m (kg-m, ft-lb)	75 (7.7, 55)			47 (4.8, 35)

Fig 4: Identifying Transaxle To Engine And Engine To Transaxle Bolts

Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.

When installing the drive plate to torque converter nuts, tighten them temporarily. Then tighten the nuts to the specified torque.
Converter nuts

: 51 N.m (5.2 kg-m, 38 ft-lb)

After completing installation, check for fluid leakage, fluid level, and the positions of CVT. Refer to "CHECKING CVT FLUID ", "ADJUSTMENT OF CVT POSITION ", "CHECKING OF CVT POSITION ".
When replacing the CVT assembly, erase EEP ROM in TCM. Refer to "PRECAUTIONS FOR TCM AND CVT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT ".

Fig 5: Identifying Transaxle Nuts
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