Warning!
- Make sure the jacks and safety stands are securely installed (see chapter 1).
- Set the parking brake and block the rear wheels so that the vehicle does not roll off the stands and fall on you while you are working underneath it.
Caution: To avoid damage to the paintwork, cover the fenders with protective cloth.
1. First disconnect the negative (-) cable, then the positive (+) cable from the battery. Remove the battery.
2. Carefully remove the slave cylinder and clutch tube clamp so as not to bend the tube.
Caution: After removing the slave cylinder, do not press the clutch pedal.
3. Disconnect the starter cable and the transmission ground cable.
4. Remove the wiring harness clamp.
5. Disconnect the reversing light switch connector.
6. Remove the cotter pins, then remove the steel washers, plastic washers, disconnect the shift cables and the gear selector cable from the levers.
7. Remove the cable bracket from the clutch housing.
8. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS) connector.
9. Remove the three upper gearbox mounting bolts.
10. Drain the MTF transmission fluid (see above).
11. Remove the mudguard.
12. Secure the stabilizer link ball joint pin with a hex key and loosen the flange nut, then separate the front stabilizer link and the front stabilizer.
13. Remove the lock pins and loosen the castle nuts, then separate the steering knuckle and lower control arms.
14. Remove the drive shafts from the intermediate shaft and differential. Apply clean engine oil to all high-cleanliness surfaces. Tie plastic bags to the ends of the drive shafts.
15. Remove the intermediate shaft. Apply clean engine oil to all high-cleanliness surfaces. Tie plastic bags to the ends of the drive shafts.
16. Remove the exhaust pipe A.
17. Remove the rear support beam.
18. Remove the rear engine mount bracket/rubber cushion assembly.
19. Apply marks to the flanges of the propeller shaft and transfer case assembly (only on the SEPM model manual transmission).
20. Separate the propeller shaft from the transfer case assembly (only on the SEPM model manual transmission).
21. Remove the engine stiffeners.
22. Remove the clutch cover.
23. Remove the right front stop rubber pad/bracket.
24. Support the transmission with a floor jack and raise it just enough to take the load off the mounts.
25. Remove the support bracket and the rubber cushion of the gearbox support.
26. Remove the two lower gearbox mounting bolts.
27. Move the gearbox away from the engine until the secondary shaft touches the engine, then lower the gearbox on the jack. Do not bend the clutch pipe.
28. Remove the starter and hose clamp from the gearbox housing.
29. Remove the release fork boot, release bearing and release fork from the clutch housing.
