Transmission Removal And Installation - M/T - Mazda 1983 RX7 Service Manual

ARTICLE BEGINNING
Manual Transmission Removal
1983 RX7
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
Removal
1) Disconnect negative battery cable. Place gearshift lever
in neutral position, and remove gearshift knob. Remove console box (if
equipped) and gearshift lever.
2) On RX7, remove air cleaner and upper transmission-to-
engine bolts. Raise and support vehicle and drain transmission.
Disconnect and remove drive shaft. Disconnect and/or remove under
cover, exhaust components and emission control components as required.
3) Remove clutch slave cylinder and place out of the way
without removing hydraulic line. Disconnect and remove starter,
speedometer cable, back-up light wires and other electrical
connections.
4) Place jack under rear of engine, protecting oil pan with
wooden block. Position transmission jack under transmission and remove
transmission-to-engine mounting bolts. If equipped, remove
transmission-to-crossmember bolts, crossmember-to-frame bolts and
crossmember. Slide transmission back until input shaft is cleared.
Remove from vehicle.
Installation
To install, reverse removal procedure, ensuring that splines
in input shaft align with those in clutch disc.
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TRANSMISSION REMOVAL & INSTALLATION - M/T
1983 Mazda RX7
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