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Transaxle Assembly

  1. Remove torque converter. Remove oil pan and valve body assembly. Remove sealing plug from transaxle case. See Fig 1 and Fig 3 .
  2. 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.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
Fig 1: Locating Sealing Plug
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Fig 2: Checking Turbine Shaft End Play
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Fig 3: Exploded View Of Oil Pan & Valve Body
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Fig 4: Exploded View Of Transaxle Components (097 Shown; 096 Is Similar)
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Fig 5: Removing Oil Pump
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Fig 6: Removing Turbine Shaft With 2nd-4th Brake Clutch & 1st-3rd Apply Clutch
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Fig 7: Locking Small Sun Gear Drive Shell
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Fig 8: Removing Planetary Carrier & Reverse Brake Clutch
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Fig 9: Locating Planetary & Input Gear Assembly
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