Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

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Remove drain plug and gasket from clutch housing.
CAUTION: Do not reuse gasket.

Fig 1: Locating Transaxle Drain Plug
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Remove plug bolt and then plug and O-ring from clutch housing.
CAUTION: Do not reuse O-ring.

Fig 2: Locating Clutch Housing O-Ring
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Remove plug and gasket from transaxle case.
CAUTION: Do not reuse gasket.

Fig 3: Locating Transaxle Case Plug
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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.
Remove air breather tube (3) from transaxle case.

Fig 4: Identifying Park/Neutral Position Switch, Back-Up Lamp Switch And Air Breather Tube
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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 Retaining Pin
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Remove transaxle case bolts.

Fig 7: Locating Transaxle Case 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: Removing Bore Plug From Transaxle Case Using Tool
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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: Identifying Transaxle Case And Clutch Housing Snap Ring
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2. With shifter lever A (1) held in the position shown, remove transaxle case from clutch housing.
CAUTION: Do not drop adjusting shims.

NOTE: Make sure to hold shifter lever A in the position shown. Otherwise transaxle case cannot be removed from clutch housing.

Fig 10: Identifying Shifter Lever A Position
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Remove oil gutter A (1) and oil gutter B (2) from transaxle case.

Fig 11: Identifying Oil Gutter Tab And Oil Gutter A And B
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Remove snap ring from transaxle case.

Fig 12: Identifying Transaxle Case Snap Ring
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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 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 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 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.
- Do not reuse oil seals.
Fig 16: Identifying Shifter Lever Oil Seal And Striking Rod Oil Seal
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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: Identifying Adjusting Shims
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Remove retaining pin of reverse shift fork (1) using suitable tool.

Fig 18: Locating Reverse Shift Fork Retaining Pin
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Rotate striking lever of striking rod assembly as shown. 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 Rod Assembly Striking Lever
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Remove retaining pin of 5th-6th shift fork (1) using suitable tool.

Fig 20: Locating 5th-6th Shift Fork Retaining Pin
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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: Locating 3rd-4th Shift Fork Retaining Pin
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Pull out 5th-6th shift fork (1) and 5th-6th fork rod (2).

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

Fig 23: Identifying 3rd-4th Shift Fork
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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: Locating 1st-2nd Shift Fork Retaining Pin
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Remove striking rod assembly (1).

Fig 25: Identifying 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: Identifying Input Shaft Assembly, Reverse Idler Gear Assembly, Mainshaft And Input Shaft Assembly
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Remove magnet from clutch housing.

Fig 27: Locating Clutch Housing Magnet
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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.
Remove oil channel from clutch housing.

Fig 28: Removing Clutch Housing Mainshaft Front Bearing Using Tool
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Remove differential side bearing outer race (clutch housing side) from clutch housing using the puller.
Tool number: KV381054S0 (J-34286)

CAUTION: Do not damage clutch housing or differential side bearing outer race.

Fig 29: Removing Differential Side Bearing Outer Race From Clutch Housing Using Puller
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Remove input shaft oil seal from clutch housing, using a suitable tool.
CAUTION:
- Do not damage clutch housing.
- Do not reuse oil seal.
Fig 30: Removing Input Shaft Oil Seal From Clutch Housing Using Tool
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Remove differential side oil seal from clutch housing, using a suitable tool.

CAUTION:

Do not damage clutch housing.
Do not reuse oil seal.

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

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