Transaxle Unit
- Thoroughly clean transaxle exterior. Drain fluid and remove torque converter. Place transaxle in holding fixture. Remove selector bracket, vehicle speed sensor and oil level gauge.
- Remove oil pan, oil filter and side cover. Remove wiring harness grommet. Remove valve body assembly. See Figure. Remove converter housing. Remove differential assembly.
- Remove oil pump, brake band, and input shaft assembly with high and reverse clutches. See Figure. Compress servo cover and remove servo snap ring. Remove servo assembly.
- Remove low one-way clutch from transaxle case. Remove output gear. Using Low-Reverse Brake Spring Compressor and Bridge (J-38298 and J-35279-1), compress low-reverse brake piston. See Figure. Remove snap ring and tools. Remove front planetary and low-reverse brake assembly. See Figure. Remove remaining planetary, snap rings, clutch assemblies and thrust washers. See Figure.
- Remove staking from idler gear lock nut. Move shift lever to Park position. Remove lock nut and remove idler gear. Remove reduction gear race housing bolts. Using Gear Puller (J-38297), remove reduction gear. Remove idler gear outer bearing race from housing. See Figure. Remove drum support.
NOTE:
Exploded view of all internal parts can be seen in Figure. Thrust washer and bearing locations can be found in Figure.