Transaxle Assembly
- Remove torque converter. Remove oil pan and valve body assembly. Remove sealing plug from transaxle case. See Fig 1 and Fig 3
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- Measure and record turbine shaft end play. See Fig 2. Remove oil pump bolts. Using 2 M8 bolts, remove oil pump from front of transaxle. See Fig 5.
- Remove turbine shaft complete with 2nd-4th brake clutch, support tube, 1st-3rd and reverse apply clutch assemblies. Remove impeller shaft and 3rd-4th apply clutch assembly. See Fig 4 and Fig 6
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- Remove planetary cover from transaxle case. Engage parking gear. Using a screwdriver, lock small sun gear drive shell to large sun gear drive shell. See Fig 7. Remove bolt from end of small planetary drive shaft, and remove shaft.
- Remove small sun gear drive shell, large sun gear drive shell, circlips and one-way clutch. Remove planetary carrier and bearing assembly. Remove reverse brake clutch assembly. See Fig 4 and Fig 9
. Do not remove input gear assembly, unless bearing or gear damage is present. See Fig 9.
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