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Removal Procedure

    Fig 1: View Of Battery, Fan Control Module & Battery Hold-Down Bracket
    GM886658Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    CAUTION: Ensure that the vehicle is properly supported and squarely positioned. To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle on the opposite end from which the components are being removed.
  1. Position the vehicle on a hoist.
  2. Remove the battery. Refer to Battery Replacement .
    3. Fig 2: Removing & Installing Underhood Electrical Center Or Junction Block
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  3. Disconnect the underhood fuse block (UHFB). Refer to Underhood Electrical Center or Junction Block Replacement.
    4. Fig 3: Removing & Installing Battery Tray
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  4. Remove the battery tray fasteners and battery tray.
    5. Fig 4: Removing & Installing Transaxle Electrical Connector & Ground Strap
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  5. Remove the Transaxle Electrical connector and ground strap.
    6. IMPORTANT: One of the wiring harness mounting brackets on the L81 (V6) engine is fastened behind an engine-to-transaxle mounting bolt. This bracket cannot be removed at this point. It will be removed prior to engine/transaxle separation.
  6. Remove the remaining wiring harness attachment from the transaxle.
    7. Fig 5: Removing & Installing Control Cable & Control Cable Bracket
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  7. Disconnect the control cable from the transaxle range switch lever with a screwdriver.
  8. Remove the control cable bracket from the rear powertrain mount. Tie the cable and bracket to the dash panel.
    9. Fig 6: Removing Transaxle Range Switch Electrical Connector
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  9. Remove the transaxle range switch electrical connector.
  10. Remove the upper engine-to-transaxle mounting bolts.
    11. Fig 7: Using 15 mm Wrench To Rotate Tensioner Pulley
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  11. Remove the accessory drive belt from the generator. There is no need to remove the belt (L81 [V6] only).
    12. Fig 8: Removing & Installing Drive Belt Tensioner
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  12. Remove the accessory drive belt tensioner assembly (81 [V6] only).
    13. Fig 9: Removing & Installing Generator Assembly
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  13. Remove the generator (L81 [V6] only).
    14. Fig 10: Removing & Installing Transaxle Output Speed Sensor
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  14. Disconnect the output speed sensor electrical connector. Remove the harness from the mounting stud.
    15. Fig 11: Identifying Properly Installed Engine Support Fixture
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  15. Install the SA9105E  with J 43405  as shown for L61 L4.
    16. Fig 12: Supporting Engine With Engine Support Fixture
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  16. Install the SA9105E  with J 43405  as shown for L81 V6.
  17. Remove the frame assembly. Refer to Frame Replacement in Frame.
    18. Fig 13: Removing Drive Axle From Transaxle
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    NOTE: To prevent damage to CV Joint boots, be careful not to allow them to contact other parts during the removal/installation process. Also, never pull on the shaft assembly.
    NOTE: When removing the right hand axle shaft, the transaxle stub shaft may come out of the transaxle with the axle shaft. When this occurs, inspect the axle shaft seal in the transaxle for damage and replace if necessary.
  18. Use a pry bar to remove the axle shafts from the transaxle. Leave axle shafts in the steering knuckles and secure the axle shafts up and out of the way of the transaxle removal path.
    19. Fig 14: Removing & Installing Engine-To-Transaxle Bracket (L4 Shown; V6 Similar)
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  19. Remove the engine-to-transaxle bracket. (L4 shown, V6 similar).
    20. Fig 15: Removing & Installing Starter Motor - L81
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  20. Remove the starter solenoid electrical connections.
    21. IMPORTANT: To gain access to V6 starter assembly mounting bolts, the wiring harness mounting bracket on the rear of the engine block must be removed.
  21. Remove the starter motor. (V6 shown, L4 similar)
    22. Fig 16: Removing & Installing Flexplate-To-Torque Converter Bolts
    GM897507Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: The V6 flexplate has 6 bolts, 3 of these connect the flexplate to the torque converter and are recessed in the plate. The 4 cylinder flexplate has only 3 bolts and all reused to connect the flexplate to the torque converter.
  22. Use J 44014  to remove the flexplate to torque converter bolts through starter opening in the engine block. See Special Tools . TORX® V6 J 42098  can be used to turn the V6 crankshaft.
    23. Fig 17: Removing & Installing Transaxle Oil Cooler Line Assembly
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  23. Remove the transaxle oil cooler line assembly from the transaxle.
  24. Remove the lower two engine to transaxle mounting bolts.
  25. Lower the vehicle.
    26. Fig 18: Locating Transmission Mount-To-Transmission Bolts
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  26. Mark the position of and remove the left transaxle mount bolts.
  27. Raise the vehicle.
  28. Slide the hydraulic lift table under the transaxle.
  29. Lower the vehicle slowly until transaxle is on the hydraulic lift table. Place a wood block between barrel of transaxle and surface of table.
  30. Remove the remaining engine-to-transaxle mounting bolts.
  31. Slide the transaxle away from the engine assembly and raise vehicle away from the transaxle. (V6 shown, L4 similar)
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