Structural Collar/Cover

STRUCTURAL COLLAR

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.





2. Remove bolts attaching bending strut to engine and transaxle (Fig. 87). Remove strut.
3. Remove bolts attaching collar and clutch slave cylinder to transaxle (Fig. 87).
4. Remove remaining bolts attaching collar to oil pan and transaxle (Fig. 87). Remove collar.

INSTALLATION

STRUCTURAL COLLAR

CAUTION: Torque procedure for the structural collar and bending strut must be followed or damage could occur to oil pan, collar, and/or bending strut.

1. Perform the following steps for installing structural collar and bending strut. Refer to (Fig. 87):
^ Step 1: Place collar into position between transaxle and oil pan. Install collar to transaxle bolt (1), hand start only.
^ Step 2: Position power steering hose support bracket (Fig. 87) and install collar to oil pan bolt (2), hand tight only.
^ Step 3: Position clutch slave cylinder into mounting position and install bolts 3 and 4 hand tight only.
^ Step 4: Position power steering hose support bracket and install the remaining collar to oil pan bolt (5) hand tight only.
^ Step 5: Final torque all bolts in sequence shown in (Fig. 87) to the following torque values:
^ Bolt 1 to 101 Nm (75 ft. lbs.)
^ Bolts 2 and 5 to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
^ Bolts 3 and 4 to 28 Nm (20 ft. lbs.)

2. Lower vehicle.