- Remove the air cleaner and duct assembly. Refer
to
Air Cleaner Housing and Duct Assembly Replacement
.
Caution
Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in Cautions and Notices.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery.
Disconnect the positive battery cable from the battery.
- Remove the hold-down retaining nut and screws, and lift them off the battery
hold-down retainer.
Lift the battery out of the vehicle, and place the battery in a safe location.
- Disconnect the powertrain control module (PCM) J2 (black 28-way) harness connector
by moving the locking device toward the fender.
- Remove the PCM attachment bolts.
- Remove and flip the PCM on its side, out of the way.
- Remove the battery tray bolts and the tray.
One bolt is located in the fender well.
- Back out the transaxle connector bolt and disconnect the transaxle connector.
Notice
ABS equipped vehicles require the master cylinder to be moved off booster studs
and the ABS mid-rail bracket bolt removed to allow the system to be lifted slightly
for removal of the valvebody cover. Use care not to bend or kink brake lines. After
removing the valvebody cover place the master cylinder back on the booster studs.
- For antilock brake system (ABS) equipped vehicles, remove the master
cylinder-to-booster nuts and the ABS mid-rail bracket bolt.
- Remove the valvebody cover.
Notice
Do not remove the bolt indicated in the drawing. This bolt holds the upper and
lower valvebody together as the valvebody is removed. If bolt is removed in the vehicle,
parts will fall into the transaxle.
- Remove the 11 valvebody-to-case bolts, identified on illustration
by the heavy circles.
- Pull the valvebody up and disengage it from the manual valve link.
- Remove the valvebody.