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Bed Plate Removal

Remove the fuel pump fuse.
Start the engine and repeat cranking until the remaining fuel in the fuel line is all consumed.
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Drain the engine coolant. Refer to DRAINING AND REFILLING THE COOLING SYSTEM .
Drain the engine oil.
Drain the transaxle oil.

Fig 1: Draining Transaxle Oil

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Drain the power steering oil.
Recover the refrigerant.
Remove the engine assembly. Refer to Engine Assembly Removal .
Remove the timing chain cover. Refer to Timing Chain Removal .
Remove the compressor.

Fig 2: Removing Compressor

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Remove the idler retaining bolt, upper pad-to-lower pad bracket bolt, and the idler. Refer to Timing Chain Removal .

Fig 3: Removing Idler Retaining Bolt

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Remove the lower pad bracket.

Fig 4: Removing Lower Pad Bracket

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Remove the engine oil dipstick tube.
Remove the CKP (Crankshaft Position) sensor. Refer to CRANKSHAFT POSITION (CKP) SENSOR REMOVAL .

Fig 5: Removing CKP Sensor

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Remove the bed plate baffle.

Fig 6: Removing Bed Plate Baffle

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Remove the oil pump chain lever.

Fig 7: Removing Oil Pump Chain Lever

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Remove the bed plate outer bolts in the sequence shown.

Fig 8: Removing Bed Plate Outer Bolts In Sequence

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Remove the bed plate inner bolts in the sequence shown.

Fig 9: Removing Bed Plate Inner Bolts In Sequence

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