- Install the PNP switch.
- Install the shifter cable bracket.
- Install the lower transmission to engine stud.
- Install the transmission mount.
- Position the transaxle in the vehicle.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the lower transmission to engine bolts and nuts.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts and nuts to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Connect the transaxle cooler pipes to the transaxle.
Tighten
Tighten the cooler pipes to 8 N·m (71 lb in).
- Install the torque converter to flywheel bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the torque converter bolts to 62 N·m (46 lb ft).
- Install the wheel drive shafts to the transaxle. Refer to
Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement
in Wheel Drive Shafts.
- Connect the wiring harness to the VSS.
- Install the starter. Refer to
Starter Motor Replacement
in Engine Electrical.
Tighten
Tighten the starter bolts to 50 N·m (37 lb ft).
- Install the battery cable to the starter and the nut.
Tighten
Tighten the nut to 15 N·m (11 lb ft).
- Install the starter wire and the nut to the starter solenoid.
Tighten
Tighten the nut to 11 N·m (97 lb in).
- Install the flywheel inspection cover.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Use the engine support fixture to raise the engine and transmission assembly.
- Install the transaxle mount to body bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Raise the vehicle.
- Reposition the wiring harness into its clips on the body rail.
- Install the front suspension support assembly. Refer to
Front Suspension Crossmember Replacement
in
Front Suspension.
- Route and clip the wheel speed sensor wiring into the proper position on both sides.
- Install the right side suspension support bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 72 N·m (53 lb ft).
- Install the left front fender liner. Refer to
Front Fender Liner Replacement
in Body Front End.
- Install the front wheel and tire assemblies. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
in Tires and Wheels.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Install the upper transmission to engine bolts and stud.
Tighten
Tighten all of the bolts to 90 N·m (66 lb ft).
- Install the engine wiring harness grounds to the transaxle to engine mount stud and nut.
Tighten
Tighten the nut to 8 N·m (71 lb in).
- Remove the engine support fixture. Refer to
Engine Support Fixture
in Engine Mechanical - 2.2L or
Engine Support Fixture
in Engine Mechanical - 2.4L.
- Connect the electrical connectors to the PNP switch and transaxle.
- Install the shift linkage to the transmission.
- Connect the air duct hose to the intake plenum.
- Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection
in Engine Electrical.
- Inspect the transmission fluid level.
Important: It is recommended that transmission adaptive pressure (TAP) information be reset.
Resetting the TAP values using a scan tool will erase all learned values in all cells. As a result, The ECM, PCM or TCM will
need to relearn TAP values. Transmission performance may be affected as new TAP values are learned.
- Reset the TAP values. Refer to
Adapt Function
.