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385 viewsI put a rag under the cabin shift rod to make it easier to maneuver when I had to put it back into the firewall bushing. Not really necessary if you have skinny fingers like me.
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372 viewsLocation of the upper left nut (17mm) in the engine bay where the tranny mounts to the engine. The bolt is on the inner side of the starter and is used to hold the starter as well as affix the tranny to the engine. This nut can be removed without having to hold the bolt head as the bolt head is captured against the starter and thus won't rotate on you.
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346 viewsUpper right location in engine bay of tranny/engine fitting. This bolt will need to be held; I was by myself so I used vice-grips to hold it fast.
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340 viewsThe tranny side of the mounting fasteners. The lower nut threads on to a stud from the engine side thus you're removing the nut only and no bolt.
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364 viewsThis is looking up at the tranny. Circled is the left lower engine/tranny nut that needs to be removed, just like the right side (the nut is fastened to a stud).
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400 viewsEngine is supported and the jack placed for removing the tranny.
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378 viewsBecause I had to swap tail covers, I removed the tranny mounts completely from the body.
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349 viewsSeparated from the body. So you know what it looks like :-)
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371 viewsThe tranny getting separated from the engine!
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363 viewsWe have separation!!
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377 viewsIt's all a matter of backing the tranny out, lowering it a little, backing it out, lowering it a little, backing it out, etc.
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382 viewsThe left side is a pain in the neck, getting the CV past the starter, but mostly because it's greasy and just slows down the process as you wiggle back and down, back and down...
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403 viewsDropped!
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393 viewsTranny is out of the car...
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411 views...and here's what the underside of the car looks like sans transaxle :-)
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379 viewsThese next pictures show where I had the jack pad under the tranny. Note that the body is not centered!
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