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5. Disconnect heated oxygen sensor 2 harness connectors (A).
: Vehicle front
: Bolt
6. Remove heated oxygen sensor 2 harness (B) from clips (1).
7. Remove bracket (2) from transmission assembly.
8. Remove front cross bar with power tool. Refer to FSU-8, "
Com-
ponents" .
9. Remove exhaust front tube and center muffler with power tool.
Refer to EX-3, "
Removal and Installation" .
10. Remove three way catalyst (right bank) and three way catalyst
(left bank). Refer to EM-22, "
Removal and Installation" .
11. Remove crankshaft position sensor (POS) (1). Refer to EM-26,
"Removal and Installation" .
Three way catalyst (right bank) (2)
CAUTION:
Do not subject it to impact by dropping or hitting it.
Do not disassemble.
Do not allow metal filings, etc. to get on the sensor's front
edge magnetic area.
Do not place in an area affected by magnetism.
12. Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to PR-6, "
Removal and
Installation" .
CAUTION:
Do not impact, or damage propeller shaft tube.
13. Remove control rod. Refer to AT- 2 0 5 , "
Control Rod Removal and Installation" .
14. Disconnect the following:
A/T assembly harness connector
S terminal connector (A)
EPS solenoid valve harness connector (B)
15. Remove starter motor with power tool. Refer to SC-17,
"Removal and Installation" .
16. Remove A/T fluid level gauge.
17. Remove A/T fluid charging pipe
18. Remove O-ring from A/T fluid charging pipe.
19. Remove fluid cooler tube according to the following procedure.
a. Remove mounting nuts of the engine mounting insulator (LH) and engine mounting insulator (RH) on the
undersurface of the vehicle. Refer to EM-101, "
Removal and Installation" .
b. Push engine assembly upward from the vehicle with transmission jack to create clearance for removing
fluid cooler tube.
CAUTION:
Be careful with hoses and harness when pushing up the engine assembly.
c. Remove fluid cooler tube.
20. Plug up openings such as A/T fluid charging pipe hole, etc.
21. Remove rear plate cover from converter housing. Refer to EM-26, "
Removal and Installation" .
22. Turn crankshaft, and remove the four tightening bolts for drive plate and torque converter.
CAUTION:
When turning crankshaft, turn it clockwise as viewed from the front of the engine.
23. Support A/T assembly with a transmission jack.
CAUTION:
When setting the transmission jack, be careful not to allow it to collide against the drain plug.
24. Remove rear engine mounting member with power tool. Refer to AT- 2 4 2 , "
Removal and Installation" .
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25. Remove engine mounting insulator (rear) with power tool. Refer to AT- 2 4 2 , "Removal and Installation" .
26. Remove bolts fixing A/T assembly to engine assembly with power tool.
27. Remove A/T assembly from vehicle with a transmission jack.
Secure torque converter to prevent it from dropping.
Secure A/T assembly to a transmission jack.
28. Remove air breather hose. Refer to AT- 2 4 1 , "
Removal and
Installation" .
INSPECTION
Installation and Inspection of Torque Converter
After inserting a torque converter to a A/T, be sure to check dis-
tance “A” to ensure it is within the reference value limit.
INSTALLATION
Install the removed parts in the reverse order of the removal, while paying attention to the following work.
When installing A/T assembly to the engine assembly, attach the
fixing bolts in accordance with the following standard.
–: Engine to transmission
–: Transmission to engine
Align the positions of tightening bolts for drive plate with those of
the torque converter, and temporarily tighten the bolts. Then
tighten the bolts with the specified torque.
CAUTION:
When turning crankshaft, turn it clockwise as viewed from
the front of the engine.
When tightening the tightening bolts for torque converter
after fixing crankshaft pulley bolts, be sure to confirm the
tightening torque of crankshaft pulley mounting bolts.
Refer to EM-53, "
TIMING CHAIN" .
After converter is installed to drive plate, rotate crankshaft several turns and check to be sure that
transmission rotates freely without binding.
Install crankshaft position sensor (POS). Refer to EM-26, "Removal and Installation" .
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Distance “A”: 25.0 mm (0.98 in) or more
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Number of bolts 8 4
Bolt length mm (in) 65 (2.56) 35 (1.38)
Tightening torque
N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)75 (7.7, 55) 46.6 (4.8, 34)
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CAUTION:
Do not disassemble parts behind Drum Support. Refer to AT- 1 7 , "
Cross-sectional View" .
1. Drain ATF through drain hole.
2. Remove torque converter by holding it firmly and turing while
pulling straight out.
3. Check torque converter one-way clutch using check tool as
shown at figure.
a. Insert check tool into the groove of bearing support built into
one-way clutch outer race.
b. When fixing bearing support with check tool, rotate one- way
clutch spline using screwdriver.
c. Check that inner race rotates clockwise only. If not, replace
torque converter assembly.
4. Remove tightening bolts ( ) for converter housing and trans-
mission case.
5. Remove converter housing from transmission case.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to scratch converter housing.
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