Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 563

Transmission
Installation (cont'd)
10. Install the transmission housing mounting bolts
from the transmission side.
TRANSMISSION HOUSING
MOUNTING BOLTS
12 x 1.25 mm
64 N-m (6.5 kgf-m, 47 Ibf-ft)
11. Install the transmission beam to the rear transmis-
sion mount bracket/mount. Tighten the three center
bolts loosely, then install them with the exhaust
pipe bracket on the rear cover and body.
REAR TRANSMISSION
MOUNT BRACKET/
MOUNT
SHIFT CABLE
GUIDE BRACKET
TRANSMISSION
BEAM CENTER BOLTS
10 x 1.25 mm
Loosely install.
REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT
BRACKET BOLTS
10 x 1.25 mm
38 N-m (3.9 kgf-m, 28 Ibf-ft)
EXHAUST PIPE
BRACKET
TRANSMISSION
BEAM
TRANSMISSION
BEAM BOLTS
10 x 1.25 mm
12. Tighten the transmission beam outer bolts (four
bolts).
TRANSMISSION
BEAM OUTER BOLT
10 x 1.25 mm
REAR TRANSMISSION
38 N-m
MOUNT BRACKET BOLTS
(3.9 kgf-m,
10 x 1.25 mm
28 Ibf-ft)
38 N-m
(3.9 kgf-m, 28 Ibf-ft)
13. Tighten the rear transmission mount bracket bolts
(three bolts).
14. Tighten the transmission beam center bolts (three
bolts) installed loosely in step 11.
15. Remove the transmission jack from the transmis-
sion.
16. Install the shift cable guide bracket on the transmis-
sion beam.
SHIFT CABLE GUIDE
BRACKET
SHIFT CABLE
TRANSMISSION BEAM
TRANSMISSION BEAM
CENTER BOLTS
10 x 1.25 mm
38 N-m (3.9 kgf-m, 28 Ibf-ft)
TRANSMISSION
BEAM OUTER BOLTS
10 x 1.25 mm
38 N-m (3.9 kgf-m,
28 Ibf-ft)
6 x 1.0 mm
9.8 N-m (1.0 kgf-m,
7.2 Ibf-ft)