Transaxle Disassembly: 5-Speed
- Mount transaxle in holding fixture and drain fluid. Remove clutch release push rod from center of mainshaft and withdraw from bell housing end. Install support bar (30-211) across mouth of bell housing and install support block between support bar and mainshaft. Tighten bolt of bar to take up clearance between bar and mainshaft. See Figure .
- Remove rear housing bolts and rear housing. Remove backup light switch, 5th gear lock out and selector shaft detent. Remove selector shaft cover. Set gears in neutral position and remove selector shaft and spring. Remove cap, snap ring and spring washer from drive shaft flange. Remove both drive shaft flanges with remover.
- Lock transmission in 5th and reverse gears and remove 5th gear synchronizer hub retaining bolt. Pry locking plate loose until tube can be turned and screw tube out of shift fork in a counterclockwise rotation with remover (3059).
- Remove tube with remover (3038). Remove 5th gear synchronizer, 5th gear and shift fork from transmission case. Remove circlip and thrust washer from 5th gear and pull 5th gear off pinion shaft with a puller. See Fig 1 .
- Remove recess bolts from mainshaft retainer plate. Remove transmission housing-to-transaxle housing bolts. Using remover (3042), remove transmission housing. Remove shift fork rod and forks. Remove 4th gear snap ring from pinion shaft. Remove mainshaft assembly and 4th gear on pinion shaft as an assembly.
- Remove circlip from 3rd gear and remove 3rd gear, 2nd gear synchronizer, bearing and reverse gear. Use puller and remove 1st gear synchronizer and 1st gear. Remove pinion bearing retainer plate and pinion shaft. Remove differential assembly from case.
NOTE:
DO NOT pull selector rod out of tube.