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Jack and support the
car Disconnect battery cables Remove washer fluid reservoir after unplugging the pump from the grommet Disconnect wires from terminal block on front of battery holder Remove battery holder Pre-93 cars: Remove air filter housing Pre-93 cars: Remove AMM Remove turbo inlet pipe
Remove fender trim piece and the front part of fender liner Disconnect backup light switch connector Disconnect battery ground cable from end of trans Pinch off slave cylinder hose and disconnect it Disconnect speedometer Pre-93 cars: Disconnect shift rod coupler (only the two inner nuts) Pre-93 cars: Remove starter motor Support engine from above
Remove transmission mount bolt Remove all but one of the nuts/bolts that hold transmission to engine:
Pry off "e" clip from the top of ball joint stud Remove ball joint pinch bolt Slacken two pivot bolts/nuts on the subframe Remove sway bar link nut Remove sway bar bushing bracket bolts (steering wheel full left) Remove the subframe bolts and nuts from the driver's side (except leave the 16 mm stay rod bolt)
Position jack under subframe half and apply pressure. Remove 16 mm stay rod bolt Jack subframe half down (lever the ball joint stud out) Remove subframe pivot bolts/nuts, then drop the subframe half down and pull it out Store all subframe fasteners from whence they came 93 and later: Remove the nut from the taper pin, then drive the taper pin out Glue sheet metal spacer in place at front suspension bracket mount point Disconnect driver's side inner drive (tripode) joint Bolt hoist chain to top side of trans lifting eye Remove final trans-to-engine nut. Pull the trans off the engine, then lower it out of car (check disengagement of intermediate shaft from trans) |