Table of contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Note: You will need a special throne jack to perform the procedures below.
Warning! Attempting to remove the transmission without using a special jack may result in injury and damage to components!
Removal
1. Drive the car onto the ramp with its rear wheels. Set the parking brake and block the rear wheels with wedges.
2. Jack up the front of the car and place it on supports.
3. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
4. Remove the center console.
5. Release the clamp, squeeze the locking tabs, remove the pin and disconnect the drive cable from the parking brake control lever.
6. Loosen the cable sheath lock nut and release the cable from the bracket.
7. Pull the cable through the floor panel, removing it together with the bushing from the vehicle interior.
8. Drain the transmission oil.
9. Mark the position of the front and rear propeller shafts relative to each other, as well as their position relative to the final drive pinion flange, transfer case flange and parking brake drum.
10. Loosen the bolts and nuts and remove the drive shafts from the vehicle.
11. Bend back the rubber protective cover, unscrew the nut securing the shift rod to the transfer case control lever, remove the washer and spacer sleeve. Disconnect the shift rod from the control lever.
12. Loosen the bracket mounting bolts and remove the transfer case shift lever from the transmission housing.
13. Disconnect the ventilation hoses and electrical wiring from the transfer case and transmission housings.
14. Place a trolley jack under the transfer case and secure the assembly to it using a sling or chain.
15. Remove the bolts securing the transfer case to the transmission and remove the case from the vehicle.
Note: The transfer case weighs approximately 50 kg, and therefore the authors of this Manual strongly recommend using a trolley jack to remove it.
16. Remove the dipstick. Loosen the mounting bolt and remove the dipstick guide tube with the sealing ring from the transmission.
17. Loosen the bolt and nut and remove the rubber insulators from the exhaust system suspension bracket.
18. Disconnect the electrical wiring from the starter, loosen the mounting bolts and remove the starter from the vehicle.
19. Loosen the mounting bolts and remove the rear engine shield.
20. Mark the mounting position of the rotation converter on the drive disk, then gradually loosen the converter mounting bolts.
21. Loosen the selector rod lock nut and disconnect the rod from the selector rod.
22. Loosen the hollow bolts connecting the oil cooler tubes, disconnect the tubes from the transmission, remove the sealing washers. Seal the open ends of the tubes. Loosen the bolts holding the oil cooler tubes.
23. Remove the transmission-to-engine mounting bolts.
24. Place a special jack under the transmission and secure the transmission to it with a chain.
25. Support the transmission with a jack. Loosen the bolts and nuts securing the crossmember to the chassis frame and transmission supports. Remove the crossmember from the vehicle.
26. Carefully lower the jack, making sure that the hoses and wires connected to the engine are not stretched. Remove the transmission assembly with the rotation converter. The appearance (right) of the automatic transmission removed from the car is shown in the accompanying illustration.
1 - extension casing
2 - rotation converter
3 — oil pan
Installation
Installation is carried out in reverse order.
1. Ensure that the rotation converter is correctly installed in the front part of the transmission.
2. Check the cleanliness of the mating surfaces of the rear shield of the engine and the rotation converter, lubricate the converter flange with Loctite 587 sealant (or equivalent).
3. Raise the jack and align the transmission with the engine. Make sure that the mating surfaces of the rotation converter and the rear engine shield are parallel to each other.
4. Tighten all fasteners to the required torque, restore the original connections of the electrical wiring and ventilation hoses.
5. Apply a bead of sealant around the perimeter of the mating surface of the starter flange. Install the starter on the engine.
6. Install the cardan shafts in place. Make sure that the mounting marks are aligned.
7. Connect and adjust the parking brake drive cable.
8. Fill the transmission with the required amount of oil of the required grade (see size and adjustment tables at the end of the Guide).