Removal and installation of a transmission

The control dimension of the depth of the hydrokinetic transmission

Withdrawal

1. Place the car above the inspection channel or on a lift and disconnect the ground wire from the battery.

2. From the side of the engine compartment, unscrew the four upper bolts securing the automatic transmission to the engine block.

3. Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the manifold.

4. Disconnect the rubber suspension elements from the mounting brackets of the rear of the exhaust system and hang the system to the body with a wire.

5. Disconnect the propeller shaft from the gearbox and plug the hole in its rear part of the crankcase with a stopper made of artificial material so that there is no oil leakage.

6. Remove stabilizer.

7. Disconnect the electrical wires from the starter and remove the starter.

8. On models with a V6 engine, remove the distributor cap.

9. Remove the oil filler pipe and close the hole in the gearbox housing with a plug.

10. Unscrew 4 bolts securing the transmission beam to the side rails and 1 bolt securing the transmission.

11. Disconnect the oil lines from the oil cooler and plug their openings.


12. Remove the two guards and the gear lever linkage assembly.

13. Disconnect the cable from the gear reduction lever and from the cable holder.

14. Disconnect the electrical wire harness from the safe engine start relay.

15. Disconnect the speedometer drive cable located on the extension housing.

16. Disconnect the vacuum line from the automatic transmission vacuum regulator and remove the bracket.



17. Unscrew the bolts of the hydrokinetic transmission drive disk through the hole of the removed starter (fastening bolt is indicated by an arrow).

18. Remove the bolts securing the cross member from the gearbox and carefully lower the gearbox.

19. Remove the gearbox while holding the hydrokinetic gear inside its crankcase.

Installation

1. If necessary, remove the rings guiding the hydrokinetic transmission flange and press them into the engine block.

2. Install the hydrokinetic transmission in the crankcase, if it was removed from it. The oil drain plug of the hydrokinetic transmission must be in the axis of the hole in the drive disk. After installing the hydrokinetic transmission in the appropriate place in the crankcase, check whether the control dimension is (A) between the flange of the hydrokinetic transmission and the front surface of the crankcase 10 mm.


3. Tighten the flange bolts after checking that the hydrokinetic gear rotates freely in the crankcase.

4. Lubricate with automatic transmission oil and insert the oil filling line into the short line on the crankcase.

5. Attach suspension crossmember to gearbox.

6. Raise the gearbox and secure the suspension cross member to the body.

7. Insert and torque-tighten the bolts securing the drive disc to the hydrokinetic transmission.

8. Connect the electrical wires to the starter and the safety start relay, and the vacuum line to the transmission vacuum regulator.

9. Connect the lines to the oil cooler and speedometer cable.

10. Connect the cable to the holder near the gearbox, as well as to the gear reduction lever.

11. Set the gearshift lever and the control lever at the gearbox to the position "D" and fix the elements of the external control mechanism of the automatic transmission (without their drive).

12. Remove the artificial plug from the hole in the rear of the gearbox housing and install the propeller shaft.

13. Install the front suspension stabilizer.

14. Attach the brackets holding the vacuum lines and oil lines.

15. Attach the suspension of the rear part of the exhaust system to the body.

16. Check the oil level and, if necessary, replenish the amount of oil in the gearbox (see corresponding description in subsection 7.3.2.2).

17. Check tightness of connections and pipelines.