For 1990-2009 cars only
Service Precautions
| • | Use appropriate safety equipment such as: |
| - | Safety Glasses |
| - | Safety Shoes |
| - | Gloves |
| • | Keep the work area clean. |
| • | Keep the tools clean. |
| • | Clean the exterior of the transmission before removing parts. |
| • | Do not use wipe cloths or rags. |
| • | Do not use solvents on: |
| - | Rubber seals |
| - | Plastic/Teflon® thrust washers or spacers. |
| • | Blow out all the passages with compressed air. |
| • | Clean out the small passages with a fine wire. |
| • | Handle the parts carefully in order to prevent damage. |
| • | When installing screws, bolts or studs into aluminum, always dip the threads into J 36850 , or equivalent. |
| • | Recondition damaged or stripped aluminum threads with thread inserts. |
| • | Replace all of the gaskets and O-ring seals. |
| Do not use gasket cement or sealers. |
| • | Replace the Teflon® and rubber lip seals only when necessary. |
| Install using the appropriate seal installer. |
Inspection Procedure
| • | Inspect the manual shift linkage for the following: |
| - | Wear at the pivot points |
| - | Shift cable binding |
| - | Proper shift cable attachment |
| • | Inspect the seals, gaskets, O-ring seals and mating surfaces for the following: |
| - | Nicks |
| - | Cuts |
| - | Damage |
| • | Inspect the snap rings for the following: |
| - | Expansion or compression |
| - | Distortion |
| - | Nicks |
| - | Proper ring-to-groove fit |
| • | Inspect the bearings and thrusts surfaces for the following: |
| - | Wear |
| - | Scoring |
| - | Pitting |
