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Structural Collar-Automatic Transaxle Equipped

CAUTION: Torque procedure for the structural collar and bending strut must be followed or damage could occur to oil pan, collar, and/or bending strut.
  1. Perform the following steps for installing structural collar and bending strut. Refer to (Figure):
    • Step 1: Place collar into position between transaxle and oil pan. Install collar to transaxle bolt (1), hand start only. 
    • Step 2: Position power steering hose support bracket (Fig 1) and install collar to oil pan bolt (4), hand tight only. 
      Fig 1: Connecting Power Steering Hose To Structural Collar
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    • Step 3: Position bending strut in place and hand start only  bolt (3) into the upper transaxle hole.
    • Step 4: Install bolt (2), through strut and collar, hand start only. 
    • Step 5: Install bolt (6), strut to cylinder block, hand tight only. 
    • Step 6: Position power steering hose support bracket (Fig 1) and install the remaining collar to oil pan bolt (5), hand tight only. 
    • Step 7: Final torque collar to transaxle bolts (1-3), to 101 N.m (75 ft. lbs)
    • Step 8: Install bolts (7) and (8), through strut and into cylinder block.
    • Step 9: Final torque bolts (4-8) to 61 N.m (45 ft. lbs).
  2. Lower vehicle.
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