Tools Required
|     •  | J 35451 
 Reverse Light
Switch Socket | 
 
- Remove the clutch release fork and the
clutch release bearing.
 
- Remove one retaining bolt and remove the vehicle speed sensor (VSS)
from the transaxle case.
 
- Use the 
J 35451 
 to
remove the backup switch.
 
- Remove the selecting bellcrank.
 
- Remove the lock bolt.
 
- Remove the shift and select lever assembly.
 
- Remove the engage gears.
 
- Remove the fifth gear lock nut.
 
- Remove the disengage gears.
 
- Remove the case side cover bolts.
 
- Remove the case side cover.
 
- Use the 
J 8001 
with the 
J 26900-13 
to measure the fifth gear thrust clearance. If the clearance is not 0.10-0.65 mm
 (0.0039-0.0256 in), you must use a selective snap ring on reassembly.
 Refer to 
Transmission Specifications
 #1.
 
- Remove the fifth gear shift fork lock bolt.
 
- Remove the fifth gear shift fork and synchronizer shift sleeve.
 
- Remove the fifth gear synchronizer snap ring.
 
- Attach the 
J 1859-A 
 to the
fifth gear synchronizer hub.
 
- Use the 
J 1859-A 
to 
remove the fifth gear synchronizer hub (1) .
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The synchronizer blocking ring | 
 
| •  | The needle roller bearing | 
 
| •  | The fifth gear driven gear | 
 
- Unstake the fifth drive gear lock nut.
 
- Remove the fifth drive gear lock nut.
 
- Attach the 
J 22912-B 
 and the 
J 8433-1 
to the fifth drive gear.
 
- Use the 
J 22912-B 
and the 
J 8433-1 
 to remove the
fifth drive gear.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The needle roller bearing | 
 
- Remove the rear bearing retainer.
 
- Remove two bearing snap rings.
 
- Remove the reverse idler gear shaft lock
bolt.
 
- Use two screwdrivers and a hammer to remove the snap ring from the number 2
shift fork shaft.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
- Use a magnetic finger to remove the following
components:
 
- Remove the case cover by removing 16 bolts.
 
- Carefully pry the case halves apart (1).
 
- Remove
the reverse shift arm bracket.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The reverse idler gear (2) | 
 
- Use two screwdrivers and a hammer to remove
three snap rings. Remove 3 set bolts from the shift forks.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The number 2 shift fork shaft | 
 
- Use a magnetic finger to remove the two balls.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The number 3 shift fork shaft | 
 
- Pull out the number 1 shift fork shaft.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The number 1 shift fork shaft | 
 
| •  | The number 2 shift fork shaft | 
 
- Remove the following components together:
 
- Remove the differential assembly.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
- Remove the differential assembly (1).
 
- Remove the following components:
 
- Use a feeler gage to measure the first
gear thrust clearance. If the clearance is not 0.10-0.45 mm (0.0039-0.0177 in),
 replace both of the following components:
 
- Use a feeler gage to measure the second
gear thrust clearance. If clearance is not 0.10-0.50 mm (0.0039-0.0197 in),
 replace both of the following components:
 
- Use a feeler gage to measure the third
gear thrust clearance. If the clearance is not 0.10 - 0.40 mm
 (0.0039 - 0.0157 in), replace both of the following
 components:
 
- Use a feeler gage to measure the fourth
gear thrust clearance. If the clearance is not 0.10-0.60 mm (0.0039-0.0236 in)
 replace both of the following components:
 
- With the needle roller bearing installed,
use a 
J 8001 
 to measure the oil
clearance between the gear and the input shaft. If the clearance is not 0.015-0.070 mm
(0.0006-0.0028 in), replace the gear, the needle roller bearing,
or the shaft.
 
- Remove the snap ring from the input shaft.
 
- Use a 
J 22912-01 
 with a press to remove the radial ball bearing.
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The needle roller bearing | 
 
- Remove the snap ring from the shaft.
 
- Use a 
J 22912-01 
 with a press to remove the following components:
 
| •  | The number 2 hub sleeve | 
 
| •  | The third gear synchronizer ring | 
 
| •  | The needle roller bearing | 
 
- Use a 
J 22912-01 
 with a press to remove the following components:
 
| •  | The radial ball bearing | 
 
- Remove the spacer.
 
- Remove the shift number 1 hub sleeve
into the first gear.
 
- Use a 
J 22912-01 
with
 a press to remove the following components:
 
- Remove the following components:
 
| •  | The needle roller bearing | 
 
- Remove the snap ring number 1 hub
sleeve assembly.
 
- Use a press to remove the following components:
 
- Remove the following components: