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Removal Procedure

  1. Remove the battery tray. Refer to BATTERY TRAY REPLACEMENT .
  2. Remove the shift control cable bracket. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  3. Disconnect the electrical connector from the transaxle control module.
  4. Remove the battery negative cable and wire harness ground from the transaxle stud.
  5. Remove the nut and fuel line retaining clip from the transaxle.
  6. Secure the wire harness, and shift cable up away from the transaxle.
    Fig 1: Identifying Upper Transaxle-To-Engine Bolts
    G04845993Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  7. Remove the upper 4 transaxle-to-engine bolts (2, 3, 4).
  8. Remove the frame. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  9. Raise the vehicle up away from the frame and remove the frame from under the vehicle.
  10. Drain the transaxle fluid. Refer to TRANSAXLE FLUID REPLACEMENT .
    Fig 2: Identifying Transaxle Oil Cooler Pipes
    G04845994Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  11. Remove the transaxle oil cooler pipes from the transaxle. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  12. Remove the engine-to-transaxle brace if equipped. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  13. Remove the starter motor. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
    Fig 3: Identifying Crankshaft Balancer Bolt
    G04845995Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  14. Turn the crankshaft balancer bolt clockwise to gain access to the torque converter-to-flywheel bolts through the starter motor hole.
    NOTE: Mark the relation of the flywheel to torque converter for reassembly.
  15. Remove the torque converter-to-flywheel bolts.
  16. Remove the front transmission mount from the transmission. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  17. Remove the left transmission mount bracket from the transmission. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  18. Remove the rear transmission mount bracket from the transmission. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE  and REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  19. Disconnect the right and left drive shafts from the intermediate shaft and transaxle. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE and REMOVAL PROCEDURE . Secure both drive shafts out of the way.
  20. Remove the intermediate shaft, if equipped with FWD. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  21. If vehicle is equipped with all wheel drive (AWD) complete the following steps:
    1. Remove the rear propeller shaft. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
    2. Remove the transfer case. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE for Getrag 760.
  22. Support the transaxle with a suitable transaxle jack.
    Fig 4: Identifying Lower Transaxle-To-Engine Bolts
    G04845996Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  23. Remove the 4 lower transaxle-to-engine bolts (1, 5, 6).
  24. Slide the transaxle away from the engine until the transaxle torque-converter clears the flywheel.
  25. If equipped with a drive axle seal dust cover, discard it and do not replace it.
  26. Lower the transaxle away from the vehicle.
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