Disassembly Service Point

CAUTION: Do not disassemble parts other than specified in this service information .

Remove the transfer from the transaxle. <W1CJC>
Remove the front and rear roll stopper bracket from the transaxle.
Remove the radiator hose bracket, harness bracket, corrugate clamp bracket and air breather bracket from the transaxle.
Remove the oil filler tube and dipstick from the transaxle.
Remove the control cable bracket and breather hose from the transaxle.
Remove the oil cooler feed hose, oil cooler return hose, oil cooler pipe assembly, oil cooler tube assembly <Vehicles with air-cooled oil cooler assembly>, eye bolt and gasket from the transaxle.
Remove the drain plug and drain plug gasket from the oil pan.
Remove the torque converter from the transaxle.

Fig 1: Removing Torque Converter From Transaxle
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CAUTION: When removing the O-ring, be careful not to cause damage to the input shaft.
Remove the O-ring from the input shaft.

Fig 2: Locating O-Ring Of Input Shaft
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Remove the plug from the transaxle case, and detach the O-ring from the plug.

Fig 3: Locating Plug On Transaxle Case
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Remove the turbine speed sensor from the converter housing, and detach the O-ring from the sensor.

Fig 4: Locating Turbine Speed Sensor
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Remove the primary pulley speed sensor from the side cover, and detach the O-ring from the sensor.

Fig 5: Locating Primary Pulley Speed Sensor On Side Cover
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Remove the secondary pulley speed sensor from the transaxle case, and detach the O-ring from the sensor.

Fig 6: Locating Secondary Pulley Speed Sensor On Transaxle Case
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Remove the manual control lever from the manual shaft.

Fig 7: Locating Manual Control Lever On Manual Shaft
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Remove the transmission range switch from the transaxle case.

Fig 8: Locating Transmission Range Switch On Transaxle Case
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Remove the CVT fluid cooler from the transaxle case.

Fig 9: Locating CVT Fluid Cooler On Transaxle Case
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Remove the filter cover from the transaxle case.

Fig 10: Locating Filter Cover On Transaxle Case
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Remove the O-ring and CVT fluid filter from the transaxle case.

Fig 11: Removing O-Ring And CVT Fluid Filter From Transaxle Case
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CAUTION: When removing the side oil seal, be careful not to cause damage to the transaxle case.
Using a flat blade screwdriver etc., remove the side oil seal from the transaxle case.

Fig 12: Removing Side Oil Seal From Transaxle Case
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CAUTION: When removing the side oil seal, be careful not to cause damage to the converter housing.
Using a flat blade screwdriver etc., remove the side oil seal from the converter housing. <F1CJC>

Fig 13: Removing Side Oil Seal From Converter Housing
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CAUTION: When removing the converter housing oil seal, be careful not to cause damage to the converter housing and input shaft.
Remove the converter housing oil seal from the converter housing.

Fig 14: Locating Converter Housing Oil Seal Of Converter Housing
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CAUTION: Be careful not to cause damage to the terminal body.
Remove the snap ring from the terminal body, and press the terminal body into the transaxle case.

Fig 15: Pressing Terminal Body Into Transaxle Case
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Remove the oil pan from the transaxle case.
Remove the magnet from the oil pan.

Fig 16: Locating Oil Pan From Transaxle Case
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Remove the oil pan gasket from the transaxle case.

Fig 17: Locating Oil Pan Gasket Of Transaxle Case
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Remove the oil strainer.

Bolt symbol	A	B
Shank length mm (inch)	44 (1.7)	12 (0.5)
Quantity	1	2

Remove the O-ring from the oil strainer.

Fig 18: Oil Strainer Fastening Bolts
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Remove the bracket from the valve body assembly.

Fig 19: Locating Valve Body Assembly Bracket
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Remove the manual valve lever.

Fig 20: Locating Manual Valve Lever
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Remove the valve body assembly from the transaxle case in the following way.

Remove mounting bolts of the valve body assembly.

Bolt symbol	A	B	C
Shank length mm (inch)	54 (2.1)	44 (1.7)	54 (2.1)
Quantity	8	1	2

Fig 21: Valve Body Assembly Mounting Bolts Loosening Sequence

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Remove the valve body assembly from the transaxle case.
NOTE: Tilt the valve body assembly, and after removing from the manual shaft side, remove the terminal body from the transaxle case.

Fig 22: Removing Valve Body Assembly From Transaxle Case

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Remove the valve body harness from the valve body assembly.

Fig 23: Locating Valve Body Harness On Valve Body Assembly
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Remove the lip seal from the transaxle case.

Fig 24: Locating Lip Seal On Transaxle Case
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