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Gearbox - Removal/Installation

11-5prose procedure

Removal/Installation

  1. 1
    Remove the cover panel and steering joint cover, then disconnect the steering shaft from the gearbox.
    Illustration of the steering joint cover area showing the steering joint cover, clip, and clamps to be removed when disconnecting the steering shaft from the gearbox. Includes a torque callout for the joint bolt.
  2. 2
    Raise the front of car on jack stands and remove the front wheels.
  3. 3
    Remove the cotter pins, and unscrew the tie-rod end ball joint nuts halfway.
  4. 4
    Break the ball joints loose using the ball joint remover.
    Front brake/hub and steering knuckle assembly showing use of the ball joint remover on the tie-rod end castle nut, with an inset detail of the castle nut and cotter pin.
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  5. 5
    Then remove the nuts, and lift the tie-rod ends out of the steering knuckles.
  6. 6
    Disconnect the shift lever torque rod from the clutch housing.
    Underside view showing the shift lever torque rod where it bolts to the clutch housing, with a torque callout.
  7. 7
    Remove the pin retainer, drive out spring pin with punch, then disconnect the shift rod.
    On reassembly, reinstall the pin retainer after driving in pin and be sure that the projection on the pin retainer is in the hole.
    Detail of the shift rod joint showing the spring pin, hole, pin retainer with projection, and shift rod for driving out the spring pin and disconnecting the shift rod.
Steering joint bolt
22N·m
Tie-rod end castle nut
45N·m
Shift lever torque rod bolt
22N·m
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