Suzuki XL7 2007 Service Manual page 1640

5A-230 Automatic Transmission:
Transaxle Replacement
Removal Procedure
1. Remove the battery tray. Refer to "Battery Tray
Replacement: ".
2. Remove the shift control cable bracket. Refer to
"Shift Control Cable Bracket Replacement".
3. Disconnect the electrical connector from the
transaxle control module.
4. Remove the battery negative cable and wire harness
ground from the transaxle stud.
5. Remove the nut and fuel line retaining clip from the
transaxle.
6. Secure the wire harness, and shift cable up away
from the transaxle.
7. Remove the upper 4 transaxle-to-engine bolts (2, 3,
4).
8. Remove the frame. Refer to "Frame Replacement: ".
9. Raise the vehicle up away from the frame and
remove the frame from under the vehicle.
10. Drain the transaxle fluid. Refer to "Transaxle Fluid
Replacement".
11. Remove the transaxle oil cooler pipes from the
transaxle. Refer to "Oil Cooler Line Replacement".
12. Remove the engine-to-transaxle brace if equipped.
Refer to "Transaxle Brace Replacement: ".
13. Remove the starter motor. Refer to "Starter Motor
Replacement: ".
14. Turn the crankshaft balancer bolt clockwise to gain
access to the torque converter-to-flywheel bolts
through the starter motor hole.
NOTE
Mark the relation of the flywheel to torque
converter for reassembly.
15. Remove the torque converter-to-flywheel bolts.
16. Remove the front transmission mount from the
transmission. Refer to "Transmission Front Mount
Replacement".
17. Remove the left transmission mount bracket from the
transmission. Refer to "Transmission Mount Bracket
Replacement - Left Side".
18. Remove the rear transmission mount bracket from
the transmission. Refer to "Transmission Rear Mount
Bracket Replacement (AWD)" "Transmission Rear
Mount Bracket Replacement (FWD): ".
19. Disconnect the right and left drive shafts from the
intermediate shaft and transaxle. Refer to "Front
Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement (AWD): " "Front
Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement (FWD): ". Secure
both drive shafts out of the way.
20. Remove the intermediate shaft, if equipped with
FWD. Refer to"Intermediate Shaft Replacement: ".
21. If vehicle is equipped with all wheel drive (AWD)
complete the following steps:
a. Remove the rear propeller shaft. Refer to
"Propeller Shaft Replacement: ".
b. Remove the transfer case. Refer to "Transfer
Case Assembly Replacement: " for Getrag 760.
22. Support the transaxle with a suitable transaxle jack.