Service Manual

6.3
TRANSMISSION
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TRANSMISSION SERVICE
Transmission Removal
1. Position the vehicle on a level surface.
2. Remove the seat and side panels (see Chapter 9).
3. Disconnect the negative (-) battery cable (see Chapter 2).
4. Remove the rear cab and footwells (see Chapter 9).
5. Thoroughly clean the engine, transmission and chassis.
6. Drain the transmission fluid (see Chapter 2).
7. Remove the left rear wheel, lower left-hand frame support
and outer PVT cover (see Chapter 7 “DRIVE BELT - Belt
Removal”).
8. Remove the PVT intake duct from the transmission, and the
PVT outlet duct from the inner PVT cover (see Chapter 7).
9. Remove the (4) bolts retaining the rear propshaft to the rear
gearcase input shaft. Slide the shaft off the transmission
output shaft and out from the vehicle.
10. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor located on the lower
right-hand side of the transmission.
11. Disconnect the gear selector switch from the top of the
transmission.
12. Disconnect the linkage rod from the gear selector.
13. Remove the high tension leads from the engine and remove
the (2) nuts from each exhaust flange at the engine.
14. Remove the exhaust springs retaining the exhaust pipe to
the silencer and remove the pipe from the vehicle.
15. Remove the (7) bolts retaining the transmission to the
engine.
16. Remove the (2) vent lines from the top left portion of the
transmission.
17. Remove the lower right airbox retaining screw.
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