Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

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Remove drain plug and gasket from clutch housing.

Fig 1: Location Of Drain Plug And Gasket On Clutch Housing
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Remove plug bolt and then plug and O-ring from clutch housing.

Fig 2: Location Of Plug Bolt, Plug And O-Ring On Clutch Housing
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Remove plug and gasket from transaxle case.

Fig 3: Location Of Plug And Gasket On Transaxle Case
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Remove park/neutral position (PNP) switch (1) from transaxle case.
Remove back-up lamp switch (2) and plunger from transaxle case.
CAUTION: Do not lose plunger.

Fig 4: Location Of Back-Up Lamp Switch And Plunger On Transaxle Case
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Remove air breather tube (3) from transaxle case.
Remove guide bolt from transaxle case.

Fig 5: Locating Transaxle Case Guide Bolt
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Remove retaining pin using suitable tool and then remove selector lever from transaxle case.

Fig 6: Locating Selector Lever Retaining Pin
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Remove transaxle case bolts.

Fig 7: Location Of Transaxle Case Mounting Bolts
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Remove bore plug from transaxle case using suitable tool.
CAUTION:
- Do not damage transaxle case.
- Access bore plug from cutout (A) of transaxle case when removing.
  
  Fig 8: Identifying Cutout Of Transaxle Case
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Remove transaxle case following the procedures below.
1. Expand snap ring at mainshaft rear bearing accessing from the bore plug hole. Then pull up transaxle case from clutch housing until snap ring comes off.
  
  Fig 9: Removing Transaxle Case
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2. With shifter lever A (1) held in the position shown in the figure, remove transaxle case from clutch housing.
  CAUTION: Do not drop adjusting shims.
  
  NOTE: Make sure to hold shifter lever A in the position shown in the figure. Otherwise transaxle case cannot be removed from clutch housing.
  
  Fig 10: Locating Shifter Lever A Held In Position
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Remove oil gutter A (1) and oil gutter B (2) from transaxle case.

Fig 11: Removing Oil Gutter A And Oil Gutter B From Transaxle Case
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Remove snap ring from transaxle case.

Fig 12: Removing Snap Ring From Transaxle Case
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Remove retaining pin using suitable tool and then remove shifter lever A and shifter lever B from transaxle case.

Fig 13: Locating Shifter Lever Retaining Pin
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Remove differential side bearing outer race (transaxle case side) from transaxle case using Tool. Then remove differential side bearing adjusting shim from transaxle case.
Tool number : KV381054S0 (J-34286)

CAUTION: Do not damage transaxle case or differential side bearing outer race.

Fig 14: Removing Differential Side Bearing Outer Race (Transaxle Case Side) From Transaxle Case Using Tool
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Remove differential side oil seal from transaxle case using suitable tool.
CAUTION: Do not damage transaxle case.

Fig 15: Removing Differential Side Oil Seal From Transaxle Case Using Suitable Tool
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Remove shifter lever oil seal (1) and striking rod oil seal (2) from transaxle case.
CAUTION: Do not damage transaxle case.

Fig 16: Removing Shifter Lever Oil Seal And Striking Rod Oil Seal From Transaxle Case
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Remove striking rod shim (1), striking rod adjusting shim (2), mainshaft rear bearing adjusting shim (3), input shaft rear bearing adjusting shim (4), and reverse idler gear adjusting shim (5).

Fig 17: Removing Striking Rod Shim, Striking Rod Adjusting Shim, Mainshaft Rear Bearing Adjusting Shim
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Remove retaining pin of reverse shift fork (1) using suitable tool.

Fig 18: Removing Retaining Pin Of Reverse Shift Fork Using Suitable Tool
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Rotate striking lever of striking rod assembly as shown in the figure. Then rotate reverse fork rod to a position where bracket of reverse fork rod does not interfere with striking lever of striking rod assembly.
Pull out reverse shift fork and reverse fork rod.

Fig 19: Rotating Striking Lever Of Striking Rod Assembly
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Remove retaining pin of 5th-6th shift fork (1) using suitable tool.

Fig 20: Removing Retaining Pin Of 5th-6th Shift Fork Using Suitable Tool
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Remove retaining pin of 3rd-4th shift fork (1) using suitable tool.
Pull out 3rd-4th fork rod (2).

Fig 21: Pulling Out 3rd-4th Fork Rod
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Pull out 5th-6th shift fork (1) and 5th-6th fork rod (2).

Fig 22: Pulling Out 5th-6th Shift Fork And 5th-6th Fork Rod
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Pull out 3rd-4th shift fork (1).

Fig 23: Location Of 3rd-4th Shift Fork To 3rd-4th Coupling Sleeve
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Remove retaining pin of 1st-2nd shift fork (1) using suitable tool.
Pull out 1st-2nd shift fork and 1st-2nd fork rod (2).

Fig 24: Pulling Out 1st-2nd Shift Fork And 1st-2nd Fork Rod
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Remove striking rod assembly (1).

Fig 25: Removing Striking Rod Assembly
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Remove gear components from clutch housing in the following procedure.
1. Remove a set of input shaft assembly, mainshaft assembly, and reverse idler gear assembly by tapping the tip of input shaft from the back of the clutch housing with a plastic hammer.
  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 26: Removing Final Drive Assembly
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Remove magnet from clutch housing.

Fig 27: Removing Magnet From Clutch Housing
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Remove mainshaft bearing retainer and then mainshaft front bearing from clutch housing using the Tool.
Tool number : KV381054S0 (J-34286)

CAUTION: Do not damage clutch housing, mainshaft front bearing, or oil channel.

Fig 28: Removing Mainshaft Bearing Retainer
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Remove oil channel from clutch housing.
Remove differential side bearing outer race (clutch housing side) from clutch housing using the puller.
Tool number : KV381054S0 (J-34286)

Fig 29: Removing Oil Channel From Clutch Housing
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CAUTION: Do not damage clutch housing or differential side bearing outer race.
Remove input shaft oil seal from clutch housing, using a suitable tool.
CAUTION: Do not damage clutch housing.

Fig 30: Removing Input Shaft Oil Seal From Clutch Housing
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Remove differential side oil seal from clutch housing, using a suitable tool.
CAUTION: Do not damage clutch housing.

Fig 31: Removing Differential Side Oil Seal From Clutch Housing, Using Suitable Tool
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