Transaxle Disassembly: Transaxle
- Remove bolt and speedometer driven gear from clutch housing. Drive out pin from shaft holder. Remove speedometer driven gear, "O" ring and oil seal.
- Remove bolts and transaxle side cover. Remove mainshaft lock nut. Remove mainshaft stopper. Wrap tape around mainshaft splines.
- Remove drive pinion bearing outer snap ring, retainer and drive pinion cotters. Drive out pin from reverse shifter rail. Remove 5th hub and sleeve with 5th shifter fork.
- Remove synchronizer ring and 5th driven gear from drive pinion. Remove lock washer and 5th drive gear from mainshaft. Remove bearing retainer plate and drive pinion bearing outer snap ring.
- Remove 3 shifter rail spring plugs, gaskets, springs and balls from main case. Separate main case from clutch housing. Remove thrust clearance adjuster washers, gear shifter arm assembly bolts and gear shifter arm.
- Remove reverse idler shaft together with reverse idler gear. Remove reverse shifter rail. Remove mainshaft assembly, drive pinion assembly, arm, fork rail and related parts together. See Fig 1. Remove differential assembly.
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