Secure the hood in the wide open position with the support strut.

Do the battery removal procedure.

Remove the intake air duct.

Remove the air cleaner housing.

Remove the front grille cover.

Remove the strut brace.

Disconnect the ECM connectors, then remove the ECM.

Remove the ground cable clamp (A), upper battery base mounting bolts (B), and loosen the under battery base mounting bolts (C), then remove the battery base (D).

Remove the clutch hose bracket (A) and the slave cylinder (B), then carefully move the slave cylinder out of the way to avoid bending the clutch line.

NOTE:

Remove the nut (A), and release the clamp (B), then move the under-hood fuse/relay box (C) out of the way.

Remove the lock pins (A) and the shift cable bracket bolts (B), then disconnect the shift cables (C) from the change lever assembly (D). Carefully remove both cables and the shift cable bracket (E) together to avoid bending the cables.

Disconnect the output shaft (countershaft) speed sensor connector (A), and remove the harness clamp (B).

Disconnect the back-up light switch connector (C) and the reverse lockout solenoid connector (D), then remove the harness clamp (E).

Remove the harness clamp (A) and the hose (B) from the bracket (C), then remove the bracket.

Remove the steering gearbox mounting bolts (A) and the top washers (B).

NOTE: The washers (C) are put into top and under of the steering gearbox.

Hung up both sides of the steering gearbox end securely to prevent damage the EPS harnesses.

More aside the harness holder (A) releasing the hooks from the brackets (B).

Attach the subhanger stay (A) with suitable spacer (B) using a 8 x 1.25 mm bolt (C).

Install the engine support hanger (A) to the vehicle, and attach the hook (B) to the subhanger stay (C). Tighten the wing nut (D) by hand, and lift and support the engine.

Remove the vacuum hose (A) from the clamp (B), and disconnect the vacuum hose, then remove the front engine mount stop (C) and the vacuum hose bracket (D).

Remove the front engine mount bolt (E).

Remove the rear engine mount bolts (A).

Remove the rear engine mount bracket upper mounting bolt (B).

Remove the transmission mount bracket bolts (A) from the transmission housing.

NOTE: Do not remove the TORX bolt (B) from the upper transmission mount. If the TORX bolt is removed, the upper transmission mount must be replaced as an assembly.

Remove the transmission hanger C from the transmission housing.

Remove the upper transmission mounting bolts (A).

Raise the vehicle on a lift, and make sure it is securely supported.

Remove the front wheels.

With HID lamp model: Disconnect the front suspension stroke sensor connector.

Remove the damper fork.

Separate the knuckle ball joint from the lower arm.

Remove the splash shield.

Drain the MTF. Reinstall the drain plug using a new sealing washer.

Remove the exhaust pipe A and the gaskets.

Remove the ground cable (A) from the transmission housing.

Remove both sides of the front subframe mid mount bolts (B).

Remove the nuts (A) securing the lower transmission mount.

Support the front suspension subframe with a piece of wood and a jack.

Remove the four stiffeners mounting bolts (A), then remove the four front subframe mounting bolts (B) and stiffeners (C).

Remove the front suspension subframe (D).

NOTE: Pick up the steering gearbox mounting washers (E).

Remove the rear engine mount bracket (A) with the rear engine mount (B).

Remove the lower transmission mount (A).

Separate the left driveshaft (A) from the differential. Pry the inboard joint (B) from the differential with a prybar.

NOTE:

Separate the right driveshaft (A) from the intermediate shaft. Drive the inboard joint (B) off of the intermediate shaft using a drift and a hammer.

NOTE: Do not pull on the driveshaft, or the inboard joint may come apart.

Remove the intermediate shaft.

Remove the clutch case cover (A).

Securely support the transmission with a transmission jack.

Remove the lower transmission mounting bolts.

Pull the transmission away from the engine until the transmission mainshaft clears the clutch pressure plate.

Slowly lower the transmission about 150 mm (6 in). Check once again that all hoses and electrical wiring are disconnected and free from the transmission then lower it completely.