Housing Case Disassembly and Assembly: Assembly

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Install the speedometer-driven gear bolt and the speedometer-driven gear into the transaxle housing.
Tighten

Tighten the speedometer-driven gear bolt to 5 N.m (44 lb-in)

Fig 1: Installing Speedometer-Driven Gear
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Install the clutch-release bearing guide and the clutch-release bearing. Refer to "CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION :".
Install the backup lamp switch into the transaxle housing.
Tighten

Tighten the backup lamp switch to 20 N.m (15 lb-ft).

Fig 2: Installing Backup Lamp Switch Into Transaxle Housing
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Install the differential into the transaxle housing. Refer to "DIFFERENTIAL DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY :
Install the bearing plate, with the shafts attached.
Install the bearing plate bolts.
Tighten

Tighten the bearing plate bolts to 22 N.m (16 lb-ft).

Fig 3: Installing Bearing Plate
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Install the transaxle cover and the transaxle cover bolts.
Tighten

Tighten the transaxle cover bolts to 18 N.m (13 lb-ft).

Fig 4: Installing Transaxle Cover
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Install the gearshift lever cover and the gearshift lever cover bolts.
Tighten

Tighten the gearshift lever cover bolts to 22 N.m (16 lb-ft).
Install the transaxle into the vehicle. Refer to "TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION :".

Fig 5: Installing Gearshift Lever Cover
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